§ Mr. Heddleasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report the percentage of domestic ratepayers in each local authority who receive housing benefit.
§ Mr. MajorInformation is not available in the precise form requested. However, a table giving estimates of the average number of rate rebate recipients (based on local and regional authorities' subsidy claims for 1985–86) as a proportion of the number of domestic hereditaments (subjects in Scotland) at April 1985 has been placed in the Library.
§ Mr. Andrew Bowdenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the most recent annual estimate of take-up of standard housing benefit, housing benefit supplement and supplemenatry benefit among retirement pensioners; and what is the estimated total amount remaining unclaimed in each of these three categories.