§ Ms. QuinTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what are the estimates of the numbers of people who would be eligible to claim housing benefit rent allowances if rents were to he increased nationally by(a) 1 per cent., (b) 3 per cent., (c) 5 per cent. and (d) 8 per cent.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe estimated increases in the rent allowance caseload for 1989–90 if rents were to increase nationally are as follows:
Rent increase (per cent.) Increase in caseload (a) 1 1,000 (b) 3 2,000 (c) 5 5,000 (d) 8 10,000 Notes:
1. The estimates allow for differential take-up, taking account of increased incentives at higher levels of entitlement, and for a time lag in take-up.
2. Rent figures used derive from the Department's projections based on the family expenditure survey data.