The Rt. Hon. Sir John Major KG CH

Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1990-1997

1983-1987 Parliament

Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on Housing Benefit – 7 March 1986

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Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Housing Benefit on 7th March 1986.

Mr. Hancock Asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what proportion of domestic ratepayers in Portsmouth receive housing benefit.

Mr. Major [pursuant to his reply, 28 February 1986, c. 715]: We estimate that the number of rate rebate recipients, based on the local authority’s subsidy returns, as a proportion of the number of domestic ratepayers in Portsmouth is about 38 per cent.