Housing Benefit

HC Deb 07 March 1986 vol 93 c322W

Mr. Hancock

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what proportion of domestic ratepayers in Portsmouth receive housing benefit.

Mr. Major

[pursuant to his reply, 28 February 1986, c. 715]: We estimate that the number of rate rebate recipients, based on the local authority's subsidy returns, as a proportion of the number of domestic ratepayers in Portsmouth is about 38 per cent.