§ 54. Mr. Maurice Macmillanasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will take steps to amend the rates rebate scheme so that an aged or infirm person, who has someone living in his home in order to look after him, will not thereby suffer a reduction in the amount of any rate rebate payable to him under the Rating Act, 1966.
§ Mr. SkeffingtonThe General Rate Act already contains such a provision for the case where the person living in gets no income except from the householder; and in other cases it does not seem unreasonable to take account of the fact that there are two or more incomes going into the household.
Year Housing Subsidy Improvement Grants Subsidy to housing associations paid through local authority Total £ £ £ £ 1961–62 … … 1,297,446 15,131 157 1,312,734 1962–63 … … 1,313,316 22,706 157 1,336,179 1963–64 … … 1,336,818 25,405 157 1,362,380 1964–65 … … 1,397,098 23,534 75 1,420,707 1965–66 … … 1,630,160 18,803 240 1,649,203 1966–67 … … 1,745,844 21,400 157 1,767,401 1967–68 … … 2,014,842 21,342 982 2,037,166