§ Mr. Nigel JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the average housing benefit paid to households in Cheltenham for(a) local authority properties, (b) housing association properties and (c) privately rented accommodation. [50051]
§ Mr. Keith BradleyThe information is set out in the table.
Average weekly housing benefit by tenure paid by Cheltenham Borough Council November 1997 Average weekly amounts of Housing Benefit (£) Local Authority Tenants 43.00 Private Tenants 57.00 Housing Association Tenants 47.40 Notes:
1. The average amounts shown are for benefit units which may be a single person or a couple
2. The amounts have been rounded to the nearest ten pence
3. For this analysis private tenants exclude housing association tenants, who are shown separately
Source:
Housing Benefit Management Information System, 100 per cent. caseload counts with and without Income Support, taken at the end of November 1997
§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what assessment she has made of the impact of rent caps for housing benefit purposes on rent levels. [51803]
§ Mr. Keith BradleyWe are assessing the impact of the Local Reference Rent and Single Room Rent restrictions on claimants, landlords and the private rental market as a whole. We are gathering information from a variety of sources to make that assessment.