§ 83. Mr. MarlowTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the proportion of(a) all pensioner households and (b) those pensioner households financially dependent solely on state benefit likely to receive a rebate on the community charge.
§ Mr. ScottAll elderly people financially dependent solely on state benefits will be entitled to receive community charge benefit, and the vast majority of them will be entitled to maximum community charge benefit. The precise number of pensioner households who will receive community charge benefit will be affected by the community charge transitional relief scheme, and I will write to my hon. Friend about the remainder of his question when the Government's public expenditure plans have been published.