HC Deb 23 January 1969 vol 776 cc175-6W
Mr. Nott

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the estimated contribution by Central Government to local authority rate rebates and council house rent rebates in the fiscal year 1966–67 and the current fiscal year.

Mr. K. Robinson

I have been asked to reply.

In England and Wales Government grant towards the cost of rate rebates given in 1966–67 amounted to about £10 million. For 1968–69 it is estimated that the grant will be only about £9½ million because of rising incomes and increased supplementary benefits partially offset by the higher income limits for rate rebates in the second half of the year. Rent rebates given by local authorities in England and Wales are estimated at about £13.5 million in 1967–68, the only year for which a reasonably accurate estimate can be made. In the same year Exchequer housing subsidy payments to local authorities in England and Wales were about £90 million.