§ Mr. BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will give, in real terms, the cost to local authorities of a reduction in the rate of direct subsidy to local authorities for housing benefit of(a) 1 per cent., (b) 2 per cent., (c) 3 per cent. and (d) 4 per cent.
§ Mr. Hague[holding answer 18 July 1994]If there were no comparable increase in the revenue support grant, 207W the housing benefit direct subsidy paid to local authorities would fall by approximately £100 million per annum for each 1 per cent. reduction in the rate of direct subsidy.