§ Mr. RaynsfordTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his latest estimate of the total number of claimants receiving income support towards mortgage interest in 1995, the average amount of each payment and the total cost of all such payments. [313]
§ Mr. Roger EvansOn the basis of the November 1994 quarterly statistical inquiry, the latest available data, it is estimated that the total number of claimants receiving income support help towards mortgage interest is 510,000, the average weekly award is £36.66 and the total annual cost is £973 million.