§ Mr. Ralph HowellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the average rent paid by persons earning less than £10,000 per year.
§ Mr. YeoI have been asked to reply.
The latest information from the 1990 family expenditure survey shows that the estimated mean weekly rent of households in rented accommodation in England, where the head of household has an annual gross income of less than £10,000,is £27 or £14 net of housing benefit.