HC Deb 19 June 1979 vol 968 c520W
Mr. Field

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many supplementary benefit claimants in private rented accommodation and in owner-occupied property did not have their net rent met in full in 1974, 1976, 1977 and 1978; whether this information can be classified according to whether the claimant is (a) a pensioner, (b) unemployed, (c) sick and disabled and (d) others; and if he will state the average amount by which rents were unmet in each year.

Mrs. Chalker

Information is not available for 1974, 1976 and 1978. The information for 1977 is as follows:

unemployment benefit, in a full year, at current benefit rates.