Housing Benefit (Hansard, 28 July 1988)

§ Mr. Favell
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what percentage of council house tenants are receiving housing benefit in(a) Glasgow, (b) Manchester, (c) Stockport, (d) Bristol and (e) Barnet.

§ Mr. Scott
The latest available information is given in the table.
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Proportion of council house tenants receiving assistance through the housing benefit scheme 1987

Percentage

Glasgow 73

Manchester 70

Stockport 72

Bristol 68

Barnet 62

Source:
The information for English authorities is derived from the publication "Housing Rent Statistics at April 1987" produced by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy. The figure for Glasgow is derived from the local authority housing stock as published in "Rating Revenue Estimates of Income and Expenditure 1987" produced by CIPFA Scotland; and rent rebate information from the local authority housing benefit subsidy claims for 1987–88.

§ Mr. Soley
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish a table giving the latest estimate of the number of tenants in receipt of housing benefit(a) by tenure, (b) by reason of eligibility for benefit and (c) whether the claims are standard or certificated.

§ Mr. Scott
[holding answer 27 June 1988]: The information available is in the tables.

Housing Benefit: Estimated number of tenants receiving housing benefit 1988–89

Table 1—By tenure type

Rent rebate/allowance 000's Rate rebate 000's

Local authority tenants 3,430 3,385

Private tenants 1,055 815

Note: (1) There is a significant overlap between rent rebate/ allowances and rate rebates. Some tenants may receive help with both rent and rates whereas some may be receiving assistance with only rent or rates.

Table 2—By reason of eligibility

Client group number 000's

Pensioners aged 80 and over 485

Pensioners aged 60 to 79 2,075

Sick and disabled 165

Lone parents 495

Couples with children 640

Others 640

Notes:
(1) Information cannot be separated by tenure type.
(2) Figures rounded to nearest 5,000.

Table 3—By tenants recieving/not receiving income support

number 000 's

Receiving income support 2,645

Not receiving income support 1,850

Proportion of council house tenants receiving assistance through the housing benefit scheme 1987
	Percentage
Glasgow	73
Manchester	70
Stockport	72
Bristol	68
Barnet	62

Housing Benefit: Estimated number of tenants receiving housing benefit 1988–89
Table 1—By tenure type
	Rent rebate/allowance 000's	Rate rebate 000's
Local authority tenants	3,430	3,385
Private tenants	1,055	815

Table 2—By reason of eligibility
Client group	number 000's
Pensioners aged 80 and over	485
Pensioners aged 60 to 79	2,075
Sick and disabled	165
Lone parents	495
Couples with children	640
Others	640

Table 3—By tenants recieving/not receiving income support
	number 000 's
Receiving income support	2,645
Not receiving income support	1,850