HC Deb 08 April 1986 vol 95 cc59-60W
Mr. John Mark Taylor

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what information he has as to how

(1) Age 60–79* (2) Age 80 and over (3) Disabled aged 60–79 (4) Others
Laundry additions
Number (000) 47 27 4 47
Average weekly amount (£)† 1.31 1.27 1.40 1.97
Total weekly amount paid (£000)† 61 34 6 93
Diet additions‡
Number (000) 223 77 17 128

many people in the borough of Solihull possessing savings over £6,000 in value will lose the benefit of any rate rebate if the proposed changes in social security payments are enacted.

Mr. Major

The Department does not collect information about the capital holdings of housing benefit recipients, and the sample data used to produce the very broad estimates in the technical annex to the White Paper (Cmnd. 9691) do not readily permit a breakdown by different regions of the country.