§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
What amounts of housing benefit and mortgage tax relief respectively have been credited to beneficiaries in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
§ Lord HenleyThe amounts of housing benefit paid to beneficiaries and the tax relief given on mortgage interest in the last five years in the United Kingdom are shown in the table.
£ billion Year 1 Housing Benefit Mortgage Interest Relief 1986–87 3.5 4.7 1987–88 3.6 4.9 1988–89 3.9 5.4 1989–90 4.3 36.9 1990–91 24.9 37.7 1 Excludes rate rebates and community charge benefit. Includes rent rebates and rent allowances. 2 Estimated outturn. 3 Provisional figures.