§ Mr. David NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what estimates he has of the income levels up to which community charge rebates will be payable on hypothetical 1989–90 community charges of (i) £250, (ii) £300 and (iii) £350; and what the income levels will be for (i), (ii) and (iii) for actual 1990–91 community charges.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardI have been asked to reply. The levels of income at which community charge benefits will be payable will be dependent upon the personal circumstances of the claimant. The information requested is set out in the table for various representative groups of claimants. The figures in the table assume that: claimants under pension age are working and the standard disregard has been applied; claimants over pension age are not working; all claimants have savings of less than £3,000; and no member of the household is disabled.