§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will estimate the additional cost to the housing benefit scheme of the changes to Rent Acts which have recently come into effect.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe public expenditure White Paper, which will be published shortly, will as in previous years set out our working assumptions about the rent levels of people receiving housing benefit. These will take account of a number of factors including the potential effects of the provisions of the Housing Act 1988.