§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) what was the total number of tenants who received housing benefit in(a) local authority housing, (b) housing association housing and (c) the private rented sector in (i) London and (ii) Great Britain at the latest available date;
(2) what was the average level of housing benefit paid to tenants in (a) local authority housing (b) housing association housing and (c) the private rented sector in (i) London and (ii) Great Britain at the latest available date.
§ Mr. BurtDetails for May 1992, the latest date for which information is available, are in the table.
Number of Housing Benefit Cases (Thousands) and Average Amount of Benefit (£/Week) in London and Great Britain in May 1992 London Great Britain Local Authority Number of cases 404 3,030 Average amount 39.53 26.45 Housing Association Number of cases 72 341 Average amount 40.10 32.24 Other private rented Number of cases 187 948 Average amount 52.46 40.69 All cases Number of cases 663 4,318 Average amount 43.24 30.04 Sources: The Housing Benefit and Community Charge Benefit Management Information System 1 per cent. inquiry for May 1992 and the Income Support Annual Statistical 1 per cent. inquiry for May 1992.
838WNotes:
1. The figures are in benefit units and are rounded to the nearest thousand. A benefit unit may be a single person or a couple.
2. The information for "Other Private Tenants" excludes that of Housing Association tenants.