HC Deb 03 November 1983 vol 47 cc459-60W
Mr. Foulkes

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what would be the cost of paying the higher rate heating allowance to all supplementary pensioners and all pensioners in receipt of housing benefit.

Dr. Boyson

The cost of bringing the rate of heating addition paid to all supplementary pension householders up to the higher rate and paying a higher rate heating addition to all pensioner households receiving housing benefit would be of the order of £800 million at November 1983 rates of benefit.