HL Deb 10 January 1995 vol 560 c22WA
Lord Milverton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What method they propose to use in calculating the average rent for housing benefit payments.

The Minister of State, Department of Social Security (Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish)

We are considering options and will be discussing these with, for example, the local authority associations and the Institute of Rent Officers.