§ Mr. Nicholas BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will estimate the cost of introducing a 100 per cent. rebate for community charge payers on income support and equivalent incomes in 1991–92.
§ Miss WiddecombeA maximum community charge benefit of 100 per cent. of liability would affect all people receiving community charge benefit, including those on income support and equivalent incomes. The total cost in 1991–92 of 100 per cent. maximum community charge benefit would be some £380 million at current benefit levels.
This estimate assumes that no reductions are made in the income-related benefit levels which were adjusted in April 1989 to include help towards the 20 per cent. contribution to the community charge at an estimated cost of £500 million.
Source: Modelled using data drawn from 1986/7/8 family expenditure surveys.