§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report the average rent 265W payments for recipients of national assistance and supplementary benefit for each year from 1948 to 1977.
§ Mr. OrmeFollowing is the available information of the average amount included for rent in national assistance and supplementary benefit assessments:
£ £ 1950 0.53 1963 1.29 1951 0.55 1964 1.36 1952 0.57 1965 1.49 1953 0.61 1967 1.54 1954 0.63 1968 1.66 1955 0.66 1969 1.78 1956 0.71 1970 1.97 1957 0.80 1971 2.23 1958 0.93 1972 2.46 1959 0.98 1973 2.22 1960 1.02 1974 3.53 1961 1.10 1975 4.47 1962 1.18 1976 5.33 Figures for 1948, 1949, 1966 and 1977 are not available.