Housing Benefit (Hansard, 16 March 1993)

HC Deb 16 March 1993 vol 221 cc218-9W 218W

§ Mr. Nigel Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his answer of 11 February.,Official Report, columns 710–17, how many housing benefit claimants, were (a) local authority tenants, (b) housing association tenants and (c) other private tenants. for England, Wales, Scotland and Great Britain as a whole for the latest year for which figures are available.

§ Mr. Burt
The available information is in the table:
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Average number of Housing Benefit cases¹

Region England Wales Scotland Great Britain

Local Authority tenants 2,419,600 153,200 459,600 3,032,400

Housing Association tenants 314,600 16,200 21,000 351,800

Other private tenants 859,300 49,600 60,300 969,300

¹Numbers given are the averages of the May, August and November caseload counts for 1992 and include estimates for non responding authorities.

Average number of Housing Benefit cases¹
Region	England	Wales	Scotland	Great Britain
Local Authority tenants	2,419,600	153,200	459,600	3,032,400
Housing Association tenants	314,600	16,200	21,000	351,800
Other private tenants	859,300	49,600	60,300	969,300
¹Numbers given are the averages of the May, August and November caseload counts for 1992 and include estimates for non responding authorities.