§ 60. Mr. Orbachasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will, when considering policies which have the effect of raising the rents of municipal housing, exclude from such considerations housing units occupied by retirement pensioners.
§ Mr. FreesonThe rents of individual dwellings are decided by housing authorities, taking account of whichever level of Government subsidies and rate contributions is made to housing revenue accounts. Pensioners, like other tenants in need, are best helped by the rent rebate scheme.