§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the maximum community charge to be paid by pensioners on supplementary pension and others on supplementary benefit as a proportion of the agreed charge.
§ Mr. AncramThe community charge rebate scheme in Scotland is likely to follow closely the structure of the revised housing benefit scheme which is to be introduced on 1 April 1988. The illustrative tables included in the White Paper (Cmnd. 9691) which preceded the Social Security Act 1986 and in the Green Paper "Paying for Local Government" (Cmnd. 9714) were prepared on the basis that the minimum contribution for those in receipt of income support would be 20 per cent.
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons will pay 20 per cent. of the agreed community charge.
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§ Mr. AncramThe intention is that all those in receipt of income support and those at equivalent levels of net income will pay the minimum contribution to the community charge. No reliable estimates can be made of the numbers involved at this stage.