§ Ms BuckTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what assessment he has made of the impact on the housing benefit budget of the judgment in the Court of Appeal in Rv. Secretary of State ex parte Spath Holme Ltd. [113339]
§ Angela EagleI have been asked to reply.
The Court of Appeal judgment means that we can no longer factor in the capping arrangements in our forecast of rent allowance expenditure which relates to tenancies with a registered rent in England and Wales. As a result, our forecast will need to be increased by £8 million and £15 million for the years 2000–01 and 2001–02 respectively.