Mr. W. E. Garrettasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the current total number of council tenants receiving rent subsidy; and what percentage it is of the whole.
§ Mr. StanleyIn England and Wales, approximately 1.1 million council and new town tenants receive rent rebates, and a further 1.3 million such tenants receive housing assistance through supplementary benefit. Together these represent 46 per cent. of all such tenants.