§ Mr. Beithasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he has advised local authorities to disregard war pensions when calculating entitlement to rent rebates; and whether it is the practice of most local authorities to do so.
§ Sir George YoungNo. The first £4 of a war pension is disregarded in determining entitlement to rent rebates under the statutory scheme, but local authorities have discretionary powers to give more generous assistance. Up-to-date and comprehensive information about how many choose to do so is not available.