HC Deb 01 November 1994 vol 248 c1019W
Mr. Battle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the average weekly rent paid by people earning less than £10,000 in each year since 1990.

Mr. Curry

[pursuant to his reply, 25 October 1994, c. 531]Estimates of the average rent paid by households in England headed by people with annual incomes less than £10,000 are as follows:

Average weekly rents, before and after deduction of Housing Benefit
£ per week
Before deduction of housing benefit After deduction of housing benefit
1990 28.10 15.60
1991 30.10 14.80
1992 35.10 16.00
1993 39.60 16.90

These figures are from the family expenditure survey and are subject to sampling error.

The estimates do not take into account the income of householders other than the head of household.