§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many successful housing benefit applications for each district council in Scotland there have been in each financial year since 1985–86; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Roger EvansInformation is not available in the format requested. I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to him on Thursday 27 October,Official Report, column 801. The available case load information for 1994 is set out in the table.
Average housing benefit caseload for each district in Scotland 1994 (based on February, May and August 1994 data) District Average housing benefit caseload Aberdeen 16,379 Angus 6,769 Annandale and Eskdale 2,517 Argyll-Bute 5,306 Badenoch 823 Banff and Buchan 5,531 Bearsden and Milngavie 923 Berwickshire 1,342 Caithness 2,033 Clackmannan 5,759 Clydebank 6,726 Clydesdale 4,540 Cumbernauld 2,656 Cumnock and Doon 5,329 Cunninghame 13,498 Dumbarton 7,421 Dundee 23,257 Dunfermline 10,977 738W
Housing benefit expenditure Scottish authorities 1985–86 £ 1986–87 £ 1987–88 £ 1988–89 £ 1989–90 £ 1990–91 £ 1991–92 £ 1992–93 £ 1993–94 £ Aberdeen 8,730,000 10,650,000 13,280,000 13,290,000 14,760,000 14,530,000 15,580,000 16,570,000 18,330,000 Angus 4,110,000 4,580,000 4,880,000 4,440,000 5,160,000 5,390,000 5,740,000 6,250,000 6,970,000 Annandale and Eskdale 1,760,000 1,890,000 2,010,000 2,040,000 2,160,000 2,260,000 2,570,000 2,970,000 3,380,000 Argyll-Bute 3,670,000 3,890,000 4,160,000 4,230,000 4,970,000 5,510,000 6,470,000 7,900,000 9,240,000 Badenoch 510,000 600,00 620,000 640,000 660,000 670,000 830,000 1,090,000 1,310,000 Banff and Buchan 3,500,000 4,020,000 4,110,000 4,250,000 4,790,000 5,000,000 5,170,000 5,970,000 6,470,000 Bearsden and Milngavie 520,000 630,000 750,000 790,000 870,000 930,00 1,140,000 1,340,000 1,510,000
Average housing benefit caseload for each district in Scotland 1994 (based on February, May and August 1994 data) District Average housing benefit caseload East Kilbride 1,233 East Lothian 6,950 Eastwood 1,278 Edinburgh 41,671 Ettrick and Lauderdale 2,246 Falkirk 14,297 Glasgow 124,771 Gordon 2,746 Hamilton 11,483 Inverclyde 11,058 Inverness 4,470 Kilmarnock 8,563 Kincardine and Deeside 1,670 Kirkcaldy 14,520 Kyle and Carrick 10,078 Lochaber 1,507 Midlothian 4,920 Monklands 13,659 Moray 5,487 Motherwell 18,488 Nairn 790 Nithsdale 4,346 North East Fife 3,729 Orkney Isles 964 Perth and Kinross 8,230 Renfrew 21,121 Ross and Cromarty 4,089 Roxburgh 3,069 Shetland Isles 1,038 Skye and Lochalsh 784 Stewartry 1,416 Stirling 6,695 Strathkelvin 3,948 Sutherland 1,015 Tweeddale 936 West Lothian 10,522 Western Isles 1,728 Wigtown 3,247 Source:
Housing Benefit Management Information System
Notes:
1. The above figures refer to benefit units which may be a single person or a couple.
2. The average case-load is based on 100 per cent. inquiries taken at the end of February, May and August 1994. November 1994 figures are not yet available.
3. When a local authority has failed to send in a return, figures have been estimated.
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how much money was spent on housing benefit, for each district council area in Scotland in each financial year since 1985–86; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Roger EvansThe available information is set out in the table.
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Housing benefit expenditure Scottish authorities 1985–86 £ 1986–87 £ 1987–88 £ 1988–89 £ 1989–90 £ 1990–91 £ 1991–92 £ 1992–93 £ 1993–94 £ Berwickshire 980,000 1,010,000 1,080,000 1,120,000 1,170,000 1,220,000 1,340,000 1,530,000 1,740,000 Caithness 1,200,000 1,300,000 1,490,000 1,590,000 1,730,000 1,830,000 2,060,000 2,380,000 2,660,000 Clackmannan 2,470,000 2,780,000 3,050,000 3,110,000 3,850,000 4,330,000 4,720,000 5,180,000 5,660,000 Clydebank 3,760,000 4,530,000 5,270,000 5,840,000 7,040,000 7,670,000 7,860,000 8,110,000 8,710,000 Clydesdale 2,390,000 2,590,000 2,750,000 2,940,000 3,280,000 3,540,000 3,930,000 4,540,000 5,170,000 Cumbernauld 1,190,000 1,400,000 1,600,000 1,760,000 2,110,000 2,550,000 3,180,000 3,580,000 3,830,000 Cumnock and Doon 2,440,000 2,770,000 3,130,000 3,090,000 3,430,000 3,640,000 4,290,000 5,310,000 5,980,000 Cunninghame 5,950,000 7,340,000 9,060,000 9,240,000 10,670,000 11,580,000 13,100,000 15,450,000 17,680,000 Dumbarton 3,160,000 3,920,000 4,990,000 5,900,000 6,960,000 8,000,000 8,660,000 9,710,000 11,090,000 Dundee 12,220,000 14,340,000 16,680,000 18,890,000 24,220,000 27,750,000 31,000,000 34,600,000 37,570,000 Dunfermline 5,170,000 6,100,000 6,870,000 7,790,000 9,130,000 10,020,000 11,290,000 12,800,000 14,290,000 East Kilbride 570,000 670,000 690,000 670,000 930,000 1,090,000 1,310,000 1,670,000 2,020,000 East Lothian 3,910,000 4,540,000 5,170,000 5,560,000 6,430,000 6,800,000 7,940,000 8,410,000 9,120,000 Eastwood 620,000 680,000 700,000 720,000 840,000 910,000 1,040,000 1,560,000 1,820,000 Edinburgh 33,380,000 38,890,000 49,370,000 50,600,000 57,520,000 60,470,000 65,160,000 73,400,000 79,750,000 Ettrick and Lauderdale 1,360,000 1,400,000 1,480,000 1,470,000 1,550,000 1,680,000 1,890,000 2,290,000 2,550,000 Falkirk 8,240,000 9,150,000 9,910,000 10,060,000 11,420,000 12,040,000 13,110,000 14,600,000 16,300,000 Glasgow 66,190,000 81,480,000 96,050,000 106,050,000 136,220,000 153,520,000 175,490,000 194,090,000 207,080,000 Gordon 1,520,000 1,810,000 1,940,000 1,890,000 2,190,000 2,180,000 2,630,000 3,360,000 3,690,000 Hamilton 5,820,000 6,880,000 7,980,000 7,860,000 9,350,000 9,860,000 10,680,000 12,750,000 14,100,000 Inverclyde 5,860,000 6,770,000 7,480,000 7,760,000 9,500,000 10,610,000 11,580,000 13,550,000 14,720,000 Inverness 2,340,000 2,760,000 3,230,000 3,360,000 4,600,000 4,480,000 4,960,000 5,950,000 6,980,000 Kilmarnock 4,420,000 5,240,000 5,940,000 6,070,000 6,970,000 7,360,000 8,230,000 8,920,000 9,910,000 Kincardine and Deeside 850,000 1,020,000 1,120,000 1,060,000 1,080,000 1,210,000 1,290,000 1,610,000 2,060,000 Kirkcaldy 7,780,000 8,910,000 9,880,000 10,790,000 12,810,000 14,220,000 15,890,000 19,700,000 22,080,000 Kyle and Carrick 5,680,000 6,410,000 7,020,000 6,810,000 8,450,000 9,280,000 10,320,000 11,940,000 15,170,000 Lochaber 1,090,000 1,160,000 1,220,000 1,170,000 1,230,000 1,310,000 1,520,000 1,790,000 2,180,000 Midlothian 2,960,000 3,140,000 3,310,000 3,760,000 4,330,000 4,020,000 4,180,000 4,720,000 5,530,000 Monklands 7,120,000 9,430,000 10,250,000 10,920,000 12,150,000 12,580,000 13,920,000 15,060,000 16,480,000 Moray 3,440,000 3,770,000 4,230,000 4,480,000 5,140,000 5,310,000 5,190,000 6,000,000 7,090,000 Motherwell 9,590,000 10,730,000 12,210,000 12,710,000 14,180,000 15,030,000 15,640,000 17,910,000 20,830,00 Nairn 460,000 550,000 620,000 670,000 680,000 590,000 690,000 900,000 1,050,000 Nithsdale 2,200,000 2,540,000 2,680,000 2,790,000 3,240,000 3,600,000 4,190,000 5,220,000 5,900,000 North East Fife 2,710,000 3,190,000 3,420,000 3,520,000 3,810,000 3,790,000 4,190,000 4,830,000 5,270,000 Orkney 530,000 630,000 740,000 760,000 930,000 950,000 1,100,000 1,260,000 1,420,000 Perth and Kinross 4,910,000 5,440,000 5,790,000 5,550,000 6,390,000 7,160,000 7,930,0000 9,440,000 10,320,000 Renfrew 9,800,000 11,820,000 13,510,000 13,720,000 15,980,000 18,930,000 21,810,000 25,680,000 28,620,000 Ross and Cromarty 2,370,000 2,750,000 3,000,000 3,040,000 3,380,000 3,570,000 4,210,000 5,150,000 6,160,000 Roxburgh 2,010,000 2,190,000 2,200,000 2,240,000 2,440,000 2,520,000 2,920,000 3,840,000 4,120,000 Shetland 590,000 690,000 730,000 730,000 840,000 970,000 1,160,000 1,410,000 1,550,000 Skye and Lochalsh 430,000 520,000 590,000 580,000 690,000 790,000 950,000 1,140,000 1,340,000 Stewartry 930 1,020,000 1,050,000 1,060,000 1,180,000 1,260,000 1,530,000 1,800,000 2,000,000 Stirling 3,930,000 4,680,000 5,320,000 5,280,000 6,030,000 6,530,000 7,360,000 8,460,000 9,890,000 Strathkelvin 2,480,000 3,100,000 3,510,000 3,790,000 3,970,000 4,270,000 4,860,000 5,660,000 6,450,000 Sutherland 610,000 700,000 730,000 750,000 780,000 880,000 1,010,000 1,220,000 1,460,000 Tweeddale 520,000 620,000 640,000 730,000 780,000 850,000 950,000 1,100,000 1,290,000 Western Isles 1,270,000 1,300,000 1,370,000 1,560,000 1,710,000 1,810,000 2,490,000 2,650,000 2,880,000 West Lothian 5,880,000 6,520,000 6,920,000 6,560,000 7,510,000 7,890,000 8,820,000 10,180,000 11,310,000 Wigtown 2,140,000 2,300,000 2,310,000 2,390,000 2,770,000 2,920,000 3,560,000 4,510,000 5,160,000 Total 280,340,000 329,720,000 380,090,000 400,440,000 476,970,000 519,660,000 580,630,000 659,000,000 727,220,000 All figures rounded to the nearest £10,000. Source:
Audited subsidy claims, except 1993–94 which is final subsidy claim.
§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people were claiming(a) housing benefit and (b) council tax rebate at the last available date.
§ Mr. Roger EvansAt the end of August 1994, there were 4,667,000 recipients of housing benefit and 5,606,000 recipients of council tax benefit. A recipient may be a single person or a couple.