§ Mr. SoleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will publish a table showing the total number of households receiving (a) a rent allowance and (b) a rent rebate and the total cost of such payments and their average value in each of the years 1979 to 1987 (i) in Great Britain, (ii) in England, (iii) in Wales and (iv) in Scotland;
(2) if he will publish a table showing the total number of (a) home owners, (b) council tenants and (c) other tenants receiving a rate rebate and the total cost of such rebates and their average value in each of the years 1979 to 1987 (i) in Great Britain, (ii) in England, (iii) in Scotland and (iv) in Wales.
§ Mr. Portillo[holding answer 27 June 1988]: The information available is given in the tables. Before 1982–83 assistance with housing costs was through the supplementary benefit scheme administered by the Department and the rebate and allowance scheme run by the Department of the Environment. Housing benefit was introduced for some supplementary benefit claimants from November 1982 with full implementation for all claimants following from April 1983. The data for the years prior to 1982–83 are based upon the rent rebate and allowance and rate rebate schemes only. The data for 1982–83 combine information from both the old and new schemes.
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Rent rebate Rent allowance Expenditure £ million Numbers thousands Average value £ annum Expenditure £ million Numbers thousands Average value £ annum 1986–87 England 1,980 2,944 672.55 829 1,044 794.06 Scotland 306 588 520.14 72 77 935.06 Wales 135 188 718.09 46 59 779.66 Great Britain 2,421 3,720 650.81 947 1,180 802.54 1987–88 England 2,078 2,976 698.25 921 1,095 841.10 Scotland 344 593 580.10 87 93 935.48 Wales 141 192 734.38 49 62 790.32 Great Britain 2,563 3,760 681.65 1,057 1,250 845.60 Note: Separate figures for England; Scotland and Wales are not available before 1982–83.
Housing Benefit: Expenditure, Number of Recipients and Average Amounts 1979–87 Number of recipients1 3 Rent rebate expenditure Home owners L.A. tenants Private tenants 2Rebate (£ million) (thousands) (thousands) (thousands) Total (£ annum) 1979–80 Great Britain 200 n/a n/a n/a 3,065 65.25 1980–81 Great Britain 267 n/a n/a n/a 3,350 79.70 1981–82 Great Britain 374 n/a n/a n/a 3,700 101.08 1982–83 Great Britain 673 n/a n/a n/a 5,320 126.50 1983–84 England 1,045 2,265 3,000 810 6,078 171.93 Scotland Wales 134 165 383 30 578 231.83 Wales 41 151 181 35 367 111.72 Great Britain 1,220 2,581 3,564 875 7,020 173.79 1984–85 England 1,164 2,264 2,942 859 6,065 191.92 Scotland 148 117 611 62 790 187.34 Wales 48 159 181 35 375 128.00 Great Britain 1,360 2,540 3,734 956 7,230 188.11 1985–86 England 1,277 2,133 2,886 867 5,886 216.96 Scotland 181 121 579 75 775 233.55 Wales 52 149 174 36 359 144.85 Great Britain 1,510 2,403 3,639 978 7,020 215.10 1986–87 England 1,400 2,100 2,900 896 5,896 237.45 Scotland 192 122 599 67 788 243.65 Wales 58 146 178 42 366 158.47 Great Britain 1,650 2,368 3,677 1,005 7,050 234.04 1987–88 England 1,477 2,083 2,908 922 5,913 249.79 Scotland 221 112 583 56 751 294.27 Wales 62 141 181 44 366 169.40 Great Britain 1,760 2,336 3,672 1,022 7,030 250.36 1 The numbers of recipients by tenure type is not available prior to 1983–84. 1 Expenditure cannot be separated by tenure type. The average value is therefore the total expenditure divided by the total number of rate rebate recipients. 3 Separate figures for England, Wales and Scotland are not available prior to 1983–84. n/a = Not available.