HC Deb 08 February 1994 vol 237 c148W
Mr. Raynsford

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing the total amount of housing benefit subsidy otherwise payable to local authorities in England which was clawed back by negative entitlement under the housing revenue account subsidy formula in the last year for which figures are available.

Sir George Young

The total amount of rent rebates paid to local authority tenants for 1992–93 was £3,477 million of which £2,982 million was funded directly by housing revenue account subsidy. The details appear in the table.

1992–93 outturn £ million
Gross rent rebates 3,477
Housing subsidy negative entitlements -495
Rebate element of HRA subsidy 2,982