§ Mr. Nicholas BrownTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the latest information on mortgage tax relief in the same format as his answer of 19 February 1990,Official Report, column 519.
§ Mr. Maude[holding answer 25 February 1991]: Estimates for 1990–91 are as follows:
Single people and married couples receiving mortgage interest relief by range of total income in 1990–91 Range of total income Numbers re-ceiving mort-gage interest relief (thousand) Average value of relief per mortage (£) Total cost of relief (£ million) Up to £5,000 500 470 230 £5,001–£6,000 90 400 30 £6,001–£7,000 130 540 70 £7,001–£8,000 230 570 130 £8,001–£9,000 290 700 200 £9,001–£10,000 310 620 190 £10,001–£12,000 730 720 520 £12,001–£15,000 1,340 770 1,030 £15,001–£20,000 2,110 820 1,720 £20,001–£25,000 1,530 820 1,250 £25,001–£30,000 850 900 770 Over £30,000 1,310 1,260 1,650 Total 9,400 830 7,800 Estimates are based on projected information from the 1988–89 survey of personal incomes and the 1988 family expenditure survey and are provisional.