§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what public expenditure savings arise from each 1p increase in (a) the rent rebate tapers and (b) the rate rebate tapers.
§ Dr. BoysonAn increase of 1p in the pound in the current rent rebate tapers above the needs allowance would yield public expenditure savings of about £8 million. A similar increase in the rent rebate tapers below the needs allowance would cost about £2 million. Rate rebates do not count as public expenditure, but the equivalent savings and costs would be about £22 million and £3 million282W respectively. With each additional increase of 1p, the amount of costs and savings produced would tend to diminish.