§ Mr. SoleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will set out the levels of contributions to rent rebates that local authorities are projected to make that correspond to the figures for H RAS (Rent Rebate) subsidy for 1992–93, and 1993–94, set out in figure 64 in the housing chapter of the current public expenditure plans, Cm. 1508.
§ Mr. YeoI have been asked to reply.
As stated by my hon. Friend on 28 March at column 535 no decisions have been taken as to the contributions which local housing authorities are estimated to make to their rent rebate costs in 1992–93 and 1993–94. This is because the amounts will depend largely on annual decisions about rent guidelines and management and maintenance allowances for those years. For general planning purposes, the entries at figure 64 in the housing chapter of Cm. 1508 include projected contributions to rent rebates of £420 million for 1992–93, and £536 million for 1993–94 based upon inflation only guideline increases for rent and management and maintenance allowances.