Rebates and Homing Benefit

HC Deb 09 February 1990 vol 166 cc799-800W

Sir Peter Hordern

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing the total cost of rent and rate rebate, and of housing benefit, in each of the last five years.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

I have been asked to reply.

The information requested is shown in the table. The expenditure shown for rent and rebates is also included in the housing benefit total.

Housing Benefit Expenditure 1985–86 to 1989–90
£ million
	1985–86	1986–87	1987–88	1988–89	1989–90
Rent rebate	2,292	2,420	2,528	2,661	2,855
Rate rebate	1,479	1,635	1,714	1,373	1,483
Total housing benefit expenditure	4,609	5,009	5,289	5,074	5,592

Notes: Rates rebates for 1989–90 include community charge rebates in Scotland.

Source: Public Expenditure White Paper 1990.