§ Mr. Weetchasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many council tenants in Suffolk received rent rebates in the last three financial years; and what was the total amount.
§ Sir George YoungThe available information for tenants of Suffolk local authorities is as follows:
Council tenants receiving rent rebates* Thousands May 1980 9.8 May 1981 12.0 May 1982 13.9 * Numbers reported by authorities in annual returns to the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA): including estimate for one missing return in 1980. Households receiving supplementary benefit not included.
Amount of rent rebates paid in year* £ million 1980–81 2.3 1981–82 4.1 1982–83 †5.1 * Amounts reported by authorities to the Department of the Environment in subsidy claim forms: mid-year estimates for 1982–83. Housing assistance paid as supplementary benefit excluded. † Estimated figure.