Rent Rebates, Wakefield

HC Deb 15 March 1993 vol 221 c124W

Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) what was the total rent rebate received in Wakefield since 1979;

(2) what was the level of Government expenditure for rent rebates in Wakefield in each year since 1979.

Mr. Burt

Such information as is available is in the table:

Year	Rent rebate paid (£)	Rent rebate subsidy1 (£)
1983–84	12,472,345	12,003,803
1984–85	15,374,155	14,812,851
1985–86	14,939,028	14,415,343
1986–87	16,171,276	15,588,471
1987–88	16,383,457	15,820,735
1988–89	16,896,791	16,389,887
1989–90	15,526,638	15,060,838
1990–91	18,511,816	18,498,893
1991–92	20,450,512	20,422,045

Note:

¹ From 1990–91, the bulk of rent rebate subsidy was paid by the Department of the Environment as part of its housing revenue account arrangements.