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Rate Rebates

Volume 942: debated on Tuesday 17 January 1978

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asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total number of householders who received a rate rebate during the year ended 31st March 1977; what is his estimate of the number of householders eligible for rate rebate but not claiming in that year; what was the total amount granted in rebates for that year; and whether he will publish figures for each rating authority.

The total number of householders in England and Wales who received rate rebates during the year ending 31st March 1977 was 2·67 million. I estimate that a further 1·2 million householders were eligible for rate rebate but did not claim during that year. The total value of rate rebates granted in that year was £126·6 million. Lists of the figures for each rating authority are available in the Library.