§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish in theOfficial Report the numbers in receipt of housing benefit and the average level of housing benefit payments in (a) Dundee district and (b) Scotland in each of the past 10 years for which figures are available.
§ Mrs. Gillian Shephard[holding answer 19 October 1989]: The estimated numbers receiving rent rebates or rent allowance are given in the table. The average amount of housing benefit in payment is not available at local authority level.
Housing Benefit Estimated recipients of rent rebate/allowance Dundee district council Scotland 1983–84 25,046 563,038 1984–85 30,395 563,692 1985–86 26,480 583,671 1986–87 26,964 591,694 1987–88 26,953 598,151 1988–89 24,523 572,181 Note:
1983–84 to 1987–88—estimates for caseload during the year.
1988–89—caseload count, 31 May 1988.
Average amount of Housing Benefit in payment: Scotland Claims where Supplementary Benefit/ Income Support also in payment Claims where Housing Benefit only in payment Rent rebate £ weekly Rent allowance £ weekly Rent rebate £ weekly Rent allowance £ weekly 1983 9.50 13.20 n.a. n.a. 1984 9.90 14.10 n.a. n.a. 1985 11.00 18.50 n.a. n.a. 1986 12.70 21.50 n.a. n.a. 1987 14.20 23.90 n.a. n.a. 1988 15.73 24.77 11.22 13.77 Notes:
1. Rate rebate information is not collected for Scottish District Councils.
2. 1983–87 based on sample information about recipients of Supplementary Benefit from local authorities in November or December.
3. 1988 based on sample of all HB recipients on 31 May 1988.