§
Mr. Portillo
[pursuant to his reply, 21 July 1987, c. 170]: The information requested is shown in the tables.
| Table 1 |
| Expenditure on housing benefit in Welsh district authorities 1982–83 |
| Authority |
Outturn £ |
1987 prices £ |
| Aberconwy |
304,355 |
379,154 |
| Alyn and Deeside |
397,836 |
495,609 |
| Arfon |
508,495 |
633,463 |
| Blaenau Gwent |
1,115,837 |
1,390,066 |
| Brecknock |
156,413 |
194,853 |
| Cardiff |
2,870,216 |
3,575,603 |
| Carmarthen |
247,887 |
308,808 |
| Ceredigion |
294,097 |
366,375 |
| Colwyn |
281,524 |
350,712 |
| Cynon Valley |
468,995 |
584,256 |
| Delyn |
569,513 |
709,477 |
| Dinefwr |
158,492 |
196,278 |
| Dwyfor |
112,438 |
140,071 |
| Glyndwr |
218,225 |
271,856 |
| Islwyn |
497,797 |
620,136 |
| Llanelli |
585,208 |
729,029 |
| Lliw Valley |
389,816 |
485,618 |
| Meirionnydd |
185,629 |
231,249 |
| Merthyr Tydfil |
670,760 |
835,607 |
| Monmouth |
346,793 |
432,021 |
| Montgomery |
249,284 |
310,548 |
| Neath |
491,889 |
612,776 |
| Newport |
1,560,648 |
1,944,194 |
| Ogwr |
1,004,630 |
1,251,529 |
| Port Talbot |
488,372 |
608,395 |
| Preseli |
481,430 |
599,747 |
| Radnor |
86,649 |
107,933 |
| Rhondda |
518,947 |
646,484 |
| Rhuddlan |
256,841 |
319,963 |
| Rhymney Valley |
1,136,366 |
1,415,640 |
| South Pembrokeshire |
312,979 |
389,897 |
| Swansea |
1,898,264 |
2,364,783 |
| Taff-Ely |
743,065 |
925,681 |
| Torfaen |
811,964 |
1,011,513 |
| Vale of Glamorgan |
813,529 |
1,013,463 |
| Wrexham Maelor |
1,00,068 |
1,245,846 |
| Ynys Mon |
600,531 |
748,118 |
Note: The figures for 1982–83 reflect the fact that housing benefit was partially introduced from November 1982, and fully from April 1983.
| Table 2 |
| Expenditure on housing benefit in Welsh district authorities 1983–84 |
| Authority |
Outturn |
1987 prices |
|
£ |
£ |
| Aberconwy |
2,770,139 |
3,303,536 |
| Alyn and Deeside |
3,170,052 |
3,780,453 |
| Arfon |
3,524,583 |
4,203,250 |
| Blaenau Gwent |
6,977,879 |
8,321,486 |
| Brecknock |
1,598,140 |
1,905,866 |
| Cardiff |
21,952,027 |
26,178,940 |
| Carmarthen |
1,974,770 |
2,355,016 |
| Ceredigion |
2,505,862 |
2,988,371 |
| Colwyn |
3,228,152 |
3,849,740 |
| Cynon Valley |
3,525,111 |
4,203,879 |
| Delyn |
4,107,642 |
4,898,578 |
| Dinefwr |
1,307,237 |
1,558,948 |
| Dwyfor |
1,098,679 |
1,310,232 |
| Glyndwr |
1,790,566 |
2,135,344 |
307W
| Authority |
Outturn |
1987 prices |
|
£ |
£ |
| Islwyn |
3,576,724 |
4,265,430 |
| Llanelli |
4,503,729 |
5,370,932 |
| Lliw Valley |
3,576,574 |
4,265,252 |
| Meirionnydd |
1,657,250 |
1,976,357 |
| Merthyr Tydfil |
4,590,467 |
5,489,630 |
| Monmouth |
3,121,273 |
3,722,281 |
| Montgomery |
1,921,882 |
2,291,945 |
| Neath |
3,719,921 |
4,436,200 |
| Newport |
11,276,341 |
13,447,626 |
| Ogwr |
7,795,218 |
9,296,205 |
| Port Talbot |
3,467,404 |
4,135,061 |
| Preseli |
3,455,399 |
4,120,744 |
| Radnor |
980,362 |
1,169,133 |
| Rhondda |
3,773,504 |
4,500,101 |
| Rhuddlan |
3,258,364 |
3,885,769 |
| Rhymney Valley |
7,787,510 |
9,287,013 |
| South Pembrokeshire |
2,355,598 |
2,809,138 |
| Swansea |
13,029,886 |
15,538,820 |
| Taff-Ely |
4,894,978 |
5,837,517 |
| Torfaen |
5,657,883 |
6,747,321 |
| Vale of Glamorgan |
5,866,380 |
6,995,965 |
| Wrexham Maelor |
6,005,369 |
7,161,717 |
| Ynys Môn |
3,958,925 |
4,721,225 |
| Table 3 |
| Expenditure on housing benefit in Welsh district authorities 1984–85 |
| Authority |
Outturn £ |
1987 prices £ |
| Aberconway |
3,233,471 |
3,697,147 |
| Alyn and Deeside |
3,488,459 |
3,988,700 |
| Arfon |
4,099,903 |
4,687,825 |
| Blaenau Gwent |
7,953,853 |
9,094,427 |
| Brecknock |
1,918,139 |
2,193,198 |
| Cardiff |
25,558,080 |
29,223,081 |
| Carmarthen |
2,338,854 |
2,674,243 |
| Ceredigion |
3,049,313 |
3,486,581 |
| Colwyn |
3,769,468 |
4,310,006 |
| Cynon Valley |
4,782,881 |
5,468,741 |
| Delyn |
4,403,197 |
5,034,611 |
| Dinefwr |
1,854,263 |
2,120,162 |
| Dwyfor |
1,211,438 |
1,385,157 |
| Glyndwr |
1,978,590 |
2,262,318 |
| Islwyn |
4,430,481 |
5,065,807 |
| Llanelli |
5,020,298 |
5,740,203 |
| Lliw Valley |
3,758,387 |
4,297,336 |
| Meirionnydd |
1,804,686 |
2,063,476 |
| Merthyr Tydfil |
5,714,809 |
6,534,306 |
| Monmouth |
3,311,660 |
3,786,548 |
| Montgomery |
2,179,563 |
2,492,110 |
| Neath |
4,215,275 |
4,819,741 |
| Newport |
12,480,450 |
14,270,133 |
| Ogwr |
10,023,888 |
11,461,303 |
| Port Talbot |
3,787,801 |
4,330,968 |
| Preseli |
3,791,901 |
4,335,655 |
| Radnor |
1,108,414 |
1,267,359 |
| Rhondda |
2,541,603 |
2,906,066 |
| Rhuddlan |
3,905,977 |
4,466,090 |
| Rhymney Valley |
9,536,720 |
10,904,275 |
| South Pembrokeshire |
2,727,903 |
3,119,081 |
| Swansea |
14,821,046 |
16,946,368 |
| Taff-Ely |
6,289,986 |
7,191,963 |
| Torfaen |
6,845,832 |
7,827,517 |
| Vale of Glamorgan |
6,422,840 |
7,343,868 |
| Wrexham Maelor |
6,666,526 |
7,622,499 |
| Ynys Môn |
4,569,018 |
5,224,210 |
| Table 4 |
| Expenditure on housing benefit in Welsh district authorities 1985–86 |
| Authority |
Outturn £ |
1987 prices £ |
| Aberconwy |
3,602,835 |
3,877,911 |
| Alyn and Deeside |
3,812,003 |
4,103,049 |
| Arfon |
4,632,189 |
4,985,857 |
308W
| Authority |
Outturn £ |
1987 prices £ |
| Blaenau Gwent |
8,476,072 |
9,123,220 |
| Brecknock |
1,992,590 |
2,144,724 |
| Cardiff1 |
30,159,466 |
32,462,141 |
| Carmarthen |
2,725,054 |
2,933,112 |
| Ceredigion |
3,562,375 |
3,834,362 |
| Colwyn |
4,335,977 |
4,667,029 |
| Cyon Valley |
4,658,485 |
5,014,160 |
| Delyn |
4,602,692 |
4,954,108 |
| Dinefwr |
1,713,261 |
1,844,068 |
| Dwyfor |
1,336,843 |
1,438,911 |
| Glyndwr |
2,186,170 |
2,353,084 |
| Islwyn |
4,767,206 |
5,131,182 |
| Llanelli |
5,373,050 |
5,783,282 |
| Lliw Valley |
3,887,159 |
4,183,944 |
| Meirionnydd |
1,962,175 |
2,111,987 |
| Merthyr Tydfil1 |
6,147,747 |
6,617,127 |
| Monmouth1 |
4,365,897 |
4,699,233 |
| Montgomery |
2,468,077 |
2,656,515 |
| Neath |
4,388,349 |
4,723,399 |
| Newport |
14,884,973 |
16,021,441 |
| Ogwr |
10,344,711 |
11,134,530 |
| Port Talbot |
4,151,593 |
4,468,567 |
| Preseli |
4,385,572 |
4,720,410 |
| Radnor |
1,192,231 |
1,283,258 |
| Rhondda |
4,929,628 |
5,306,005 |
| Rhuddlan |
4,424,658 |
4,762,481 |
| Rhymney Valley |
9,702,133 |
10,442,891 |
| South Pembrokeshire |
3,207,215 |
3,452,086 |
| Swansea1 |
16,363,043 |
17,612,361 |
| Taff-Ely |
6,853,527 |
7,376,794 |
| Torfaen |
7,156,647 |
7,703,057 |
| Vale of Glamorgan |
7,071,089 |
7,610,967 |
| Wrexham Maelor |
7,375,515 |
7,938,634 |
| Ynys Môn |
5,132,232 |
5,524,078 |
NoteThe outturn figures have been extracted from local authorities' final claims to housing benefit subsidy some of which (at1) have not yet been audited.
| Table 5 |
| Expenditure on housing benefit in Welsh district authorities 1986–87 |
| Authority |
Outturn |
1987 Prices |
|
£ |
£ |
| Aberconwy |
4,330,322 |
4,525,186 |
| Alyn and Deeside |
4,140,675 |
4,194,700 |
| Arfon |
4,582,320 |
4,788,524 |
| Blaenau Gwent |
9,187,800 |
9,601,251 |
| Brecknock |
2,301,530 |
2,405,099 |
| Cardiff |
36,450,000 |
38,090,250 |
| Carmarthen |
3,061,509 |
3,199,277 |
| Ceredigion |
4,020,500 |
4,201,423 |
| Colwyn |
4,852,280 |
5,070,633 |
| Cynon Valley |
5,233,813 |
5,469,335 |
| Delyn |
5,037,000 |
5,263,665 |
| Dinefwr |
1,988,785 |
2,078,280 |
| Dwyfor |
1,645,490 |
1,719,537 |
| Glyndwr |
2,566,300 |
2,681,784 |
| Islwyn |
5,054,862 |
5,282,331 |
| Llanelli |
5,531,364 |
5,780,275 |
| Lliw Valley |
4,198,287 |
4,387,210 |
| Meirionnydd |
2,427,421 |
2,536,655 |
| Merthyr Tydfil |
5,482,000 |
5,728,690 |
| Monmouth |
4,313,837 |
4,508,085 |
| Montgomery |
2,763,900 |
2,888,276 |
| Neath |
4,666,711 |
4,876,713 |
| Newport |
14,801,000 |
15,467,045 |
| Ogwr |
11,548,455 |
12,068,135 |
| Port Talbot |
4,108,975 |
4,293,879 |
| Preseli |
4,665,100 |
4,875,030 |
| Radnor |
1,343,000 |
1,403,435 |
| Rhondda |
5,643,400 |
5,897,353 |
| Rhuddlan |
5,011,000 |
5,263,495 |
| Rhymney Valley |
10,617,272 |
11,095,049 |
| South Pembrokeshire |
3,541,644 |
3,701,018 |
| Swansea |
17,357,600 |
18,138,692 |
309W
| Authority |
Outturn |
1987 Prices |
|
£ |
£ |
| Taff-Ely |
7,666,390 |
8,011,378 |
| Torfaen |
10,312,769 |
10,776,844 |
| Vale of Glamorgan |
8,200,000 |
8,569,000 |
| Wrexham Maelor |
7,401,800 |
7,734,881 |
| Ynys Mon |
6,105,446 |
6,380,191 |
Note: The outturn figures have been extracted from local authorities' mid-year revisions of their estimates of housing benefit costs made when claiming payments on account of subsidy.
| Table 6 |
| Expenditure on housing benefit in Welsh district authorities 1987–88 |
| Authority |
Outturn |
|
£ |
| Aberconwy |
4,203,000 |
| Alyn and Deeside |
4,481,692 |
| Arfon |
5,082,000 |
| Blaenau Gwent |
9,986,730 |
| Brecknock |
2,364,000 |
| Cardiff |
34,400,000 |
| Carmarthen |
3,136,606 |
| Ceredigion |
3,994,730 |
| Colwyn |
5,155,500 |
| Cynon Valley |
5,480,690 |
| Delyn |
4,845,000 |
| Dinefwr |
1,956,650 |
| Dwyfor |
1,579,910 |
| Glyndwr |
2,355,000 |
| Islwyn |
5,165,970 |
| Llanelli |
5,937,175 |
| Lliw Valley |
4,383,046 |
| Meirionnydd |
2,147,797 |
| Merthyr Tydfil |
6,646,000 |
| Monmouth |
4,821,997 |
| Montgomery |
2,819,480 |
| Neath |
4,993,532 |
| Newport |
15,280,000 |
| Ogwr |
11,382,782 |
| Port Talbot |
4,500,000 |
| Preseli |
5,005,500 |
| Radnor |
1,251,000 |
| Rhondda |
5,962,200 |
| Rhuddlan |
5,528,000 |
| Rhymney Valley |
11,109,547 |
| South Pembrokeshire |
3,714,532 |
| Swansea |
17,552,800 |
| Taff-Ely |
8,433,030 |
| Torfaen |
10,583,528 |
| Vale of Glamorgan |
7,957,000 |
| Wrexham Maelor |
7,210,623 |
| Ynys Mon |
6,233,500 |
Note: The outturn figures have been extracted from authorities' preliminary estimates of housing benefit costs made when claiming payments on account of subsidy.