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Rent And Rate Rebates

Volume 958: debated on Monday 13 November 1978

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Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing expenditure on each of rate rebates, rent rebates and rent allowances, at current and at 1978 prices, in each year since they were introduced, and distinguishing between payments to people with and without dependent children; and if he will include an estimate for 1978–79.

Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing how many people were in receipt of rent rebates, rent allowances and rent rebates in each year

RENT REBATES. RENT ALLOWANCES AND RATE REBATES: NUMBERS GRANTED IN ENGLAND AND WALES
usands
Direct recipientsIndirect recp
DateRent rebatesRent allowancesFinancial vear endingRent rebatesRent allowancesRate rebates
March 1967……——896
March 1968……360—March 1968……——786
March 1969……350—March 1969……——792
March 1970……350—March 1970……——808
March 1971……350—March 1971……——795
March 1972……270—March 1972……——806
March 1973……——905
May 1973……1,600130March 1974……——910
April 1974……840130March 1975……9501902,300
April 1975……870160March 1976……9302102,580
April 1976……970200March 1977……1,0303802,670
April 1977……1,000210March 1978……1,070370N.A.
April 1978……1,000210March 1979……1,100360N.A.
(estimate)(estimate)
Notes:
1. The estimates for indirect recipients cover only those tenants for whom local author es have since April 1974 reimbursed DHSS in respect of the rent rebate-allowance element of the supplementary benefit payment. The estimate for direct recipients at May 1973 includes tenants who were on supplementary benefit but who at that time received rent rebates-allowances separately from their supplementary benefit payment.
2. Mandatory schemes for rent rebates and rent allowances were introduced in 1972 and 1973 respectively. Figures are also quoted for rent rebate schemes previously operated by some local authorities but are not available before 1967–68.
3. A more generous rate rebate scheme was introduced in 1974