§ Mr. Douglas-Mannasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will amplify the information given in table iv.28 of technical volume 1 of the housing policy review—relating to the rents and incomes of local authority tenants—to indicate the proportions of local authority tenants with incomes falling within each 229W band; and whether he has and will publish any more recent information as to the income distribution of local authority tenants.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergFollowing is the information:
INCOMES DISTRIBUTION: LOCAL AUTHORITY TENANTS WHERE THE HOUSEHOLD HEAD IS ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE: ENGLAND AND WALES: 1975 AND 1977 Head and wife income 1975 (per cent.) 1977 (per cent.) Up to £1,049 2.3 6.1 £1,050–£1,549 5.9 £1,550–£2,099 10.2 6.6 £2,100–2,599 12.7 7.0 £2,600–£3,099 14.5 10.2 £3,100–£3,599 15.3 11.2 £3,600–£4,099 13.2 11.3 £4,100–£4,599 10.0 10.3 £4,600–£5,199 8.2 13.0 £5,200–£6,199 7.6 14.5 £6,200–£6,799 4.7 £6,800 and over 5.2 ALL HOUSEHOLDS 100.0 100.0
RENTS AND INCOME: LOCAL AUTHORITY TENANTS, ENGLAND AND WALES 1977 WHERE THE HOUSEHOLD HEAD IS ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE REBATED RENT (£ a year) Head and wife income Lower quartile Median Upper quartile Up to £1,549 115 234 290 £1,550–£2,099 177 239 300 £2,100–£2,599 169 260 303 £2,600–£3,099 230 267 312 £3,100–£3,599 236 277 332 £3,600–£4,099 250 289 320 £4,100–£4,599 249 288 347 £4,600–£5,199 269 299 349 £5,200–£6,199 258 296 344 £6,200–£6,799 285 317 384 £6,800 and over 272 316 356 ALL HOUSEHOLDS 237 285 329