§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what percentage of(a) council tenants, (b) housing association tenants, (c) private tenants and (d) owner occupiers were in receipt of housing benefit in the Doncaster area for the latest date for which he has figures available; and what were the figures (i) 12 months and (ii) 24 months ago.
§ Mr. BurtThe available information is in the table.
Percentage of Tenants in Receipt of Housing Benefit in Doncaster 1991 1992 1993 Local Authority 65 64 62 Housing Association2 not collected 40 47 Private3 58 not available not available Data Sources:
The housing benefit management information system quarterly caseload counts of the number of claims where housing benefit is in payment, and, 708W 1991 census figures and the housing investment programme returns made to the Department of the Environment for 1992 and 1993 of the numbers of tenancies, by tenure type.
Notes:
1 Because the information has had to be drawn from various sources, consistent data for the three years cannot be provided. The figures are, therefore, the best estimate based on the available information.
2 The number of housing association tenants in receipt of housing benefit was not collected before May 1992.
3 The information on private tenancies is not available for 1992 and 1993 because the data source of tenancy types cannot isolate owner-occupiers from non-housing association private tenancies. It also cannot identify unoccupied dwellings.
4 Owner-occupiers in England and Wales have not been eligible for housing benefit (rate rebates) since April 1990 when community charge benefit was introduced.