HC Deb 23 May 1986 vol 98 cc385-6W
Mr. Dobson

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give for each district health authority wholly or partly in Greater London including the special health authorities, the total revenue allocations they have received in each year since 1978–79 at 1979 prices calculated by the National Health Service deflator.

Amounts of weekly housing benefit under current scheme
Table 1A: Pensioner households
Weekly gross income level
£45 £55 £65 £75 £85 £95 £110 £125 Income level at which HB no longer payable
Single pensioner 65–79
(i) Average rent and rates 13.89 8.69 4.49 0.61 75.40
(ii) 75 per cent, average 11.4 5.84 1.44 68.26
(iii) 125 per cent, average 16.74 11.54 7.34 2.68 82.54
Single pensioner 80+
(i) Average rent and rates 13.89 8.69 4.49 0.61 75.40

Mr. Hayhoe

It is not appropriate to revalue district health authority expenditure by reference to centrally assessed movements in pay and prices because the composition of that expenditure can differ substantially from the national average. For other information on health authority expenditure in the Greater London area I refer the hon. Member to my reply to him on 17 December 1985 at columns145–148.