HC Deb 19 December 1995 vol 268 c1120W
Mr. George Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many housing benefit claimants are in(a) the rent rebate and (b) the rent allowance categories; and what was the total amount paid under each heading in each year since 1991–92. [5052]

Mr. Roger Evans

The information is set out in the table:

Mr. Andrew Mitchell

The current maximum rate of disability living allowance payable to an asylum seeker is £79.35 a week. This is fully taken into account when assessing an asylum seeker's entitlement to income support under the urgent cases provisions.