§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing the number of
Numbers of domestic ratepayers Financial year (1) Total number (millions) (2) Those paying rates in full (millions) (3) Those receiving rebates (millions) (4) 1966–67 … … … … 15.1 14.2 0.9 1967–68 … … … … 15.4 14.6 0.8 1968–69 … … … … 15.7 14.9 0.8 1969–70 … … … … 15.9 15.1 0.8 1970–71 … … … … 16.2 15.4 0.8 1971–72 … … … … 16.4 15.6 0.8 1972–73 … … … … 16.6 15.7 0.9 1973–74 … … … … 16.9 16.0 0.9 1974–75 … … … … 17.0 14.7 2.3 1975–76 … … … … 17.2 14.6 2.6 1976–77 … … … … 17.6 14.9 2.7 1977–78 … … … … 17.8 15.1 2.7 1978–79 … … … … 18.0 15.4 2.6 Notes:
1. The figures in columns 2 and 3 include ratepayers who receive help with their rates through supplementary benefit. In 1978–79 there were 2.4 million such ratepayers.
2. In 1978–79, of those receiving rebates, some 0.4 million received rebates which covered their rates in full. Comparable information is not available in respect of earlier years without disproportionate effort.
3. A more generous rebate scheme was introduced in 1974.