§ 17. Mr. DunnachieTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many recipients of housing benefit transitional protection will lose as a result of the erosion factor in housing benefit in April 1989.
§ 26. Dr. MarekTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many recipients of housing benefit transitional protection will lose as a result of the erosion factor in housing benefit in April 1989.
§ 31. Mr. RogersTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many recipients of housing benefit transitional protection will lose as a result of the erosion factor in housing benefit in April 1989.
§ 32. Mr. Allen McKayTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many recipients of housing benefit transitional protection will lose as a result of the erosion factor in housing benefit in April 1989.
§ Mr. Peter LloydTransitional protection is usually reduced by the amount of any increase in other income which an applicant has received since the transitional protection was awarded. However for housing benefit transitional payments we have decided to limit the reduction to a flat rate deduction of £2 per week from April 1989. This will ensure that the vast majority of those receiving housing benefit transitional payments will gain overall in cash terms. Special arrangements will apply for a very small number of people—less than 1 per cent.—who are largely dependent on social security benefits and who would otherwise see a cash loss.
§ Mr. AltonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how much was paid in housing benefit as direct payment to private landlords during the last 12 months.
§ Mr. Peter LloydI regret that no information is collected centrally on the amount of housing benefit paid direct to landlords.