§ Mr MackinlayTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will constitute an inquiry into the current levels and extent of poverty in Britain.
Great Britain Housing Benefit only Housing Benefit plus an estimate for the number of people on Supplementary Benefit who get help with housing costs Spending £ (millions) Caseload (thousands) Spending £ (millions) Caseload (thousands) 1982–831 Rent Rebate 929 3,050 1,777 3,580 Rent Allowance 74 260 351 851 1994–952 Rent Rebate 5,659 1,432 n/a n/a Rent Allowance 4,320 3,186 n/a n/a n/a = not applicable Note:
1982–83 caseload and expendtiure figures include estimates for people whose Supplementary Benefit payments included help with their rent.
1 Information taken from Public Expenditure papers.
2 "Government's Expenditure Plans 1994–95 to 1996–97". Closeload information extrapolated from figures in same report.