§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the average weekly payment of housing benefit in each region and nation to tenants of(a) local authorities, (b) registered social landlords and (c) private sector landlords in each of the last three financial years. [90934]
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§ Angela EagleThe information is in the tables.
Average weekly housing benefit: by region and tenure, August 1998 £ Rent rebate Rent allowance Local authority tenants Housing association tenants (inc. RSL) Private tenants (exc. housing association) Great Britain 37.10 51.20 58.90 North East 31.10 45.30 48.90 North West 35.40 47.30 54.20 Merseyside 38.10 46.50 49.80 Yorks and Humberside 30.00 52.70 48.10 East Midlands 33.20 49.90 45.50 West Midlands 35.40 47.80 53.00 Eastern 38.40 51.00 57.70 London 51.40 65.00 82.90 South East 41.80 53.70 64.60 South West 37.60 49.10 54.40 England 38.00 53.10 60.10 Wales 35.20 43.30 48.80 Scotland 33.00 36.50 51.70 Source:
Quarterly 100 per cent. counts taken on the last day of August 1998
Average weekly housing benefit: by region and tenure, August 1997 £ Rent rebate Rent allowance Local authority tenants Housing association tenants (inc. RSL) Private tenants (exc. housing association) Great Britain 36.20 49.00 58.30 North East 30.60 43.30 47.90 North West 34.30 45.20 53.90 Merseyside 37.70 41.90 49.60 Yorks and Humberside 29.20 49.90 46.50 East Midlands 31.90 48.20 44.70 West Midlands 34.60 45.80 51.10 Eastern 37.20 48.30 57.30 London 50.20 63.00 80.80 South East 41.00 51.10 63.60 South West 36.90 48.10 53.40 England 37.10 50.70 59.40 Wales 34.40 42.00 47.50 Scotland 31.70 34.40 50.90 Source:
Quarterly 100 per cent. counts taken on the last day of August 1997
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Average weekly housing benefit: by region and tenure, August 1996 £ Rent rebate Rent allowance Local authority tenants Housing association tenants (inc. RSL) Private tenants (exc. housing association) Great Britain 35.20 46.80 56.70 North East 30.00 41.40 46.50 North West 33.40 42.30 52.00 Merseyside 36.70 38.70 47.80 Yorks and Humberside 28.00 47.40 45.30 East Midlands 31.60 46.10 43.90
Average weekly housing benefit: by region and tenure, August 1996 £ Rent rebate Rent allowance Local authority tenants Housing association tenants (inc. RSL) Private tenants (exc. housing association) West Midlands 33.40 45.20 49.00 Eastern 36.40 45.80 55.60 London 49.30 59.70 77.70 South East 40.50 49.00 61.40 South West 36.50 45.90 52.10 England 36.30 48.30 57.80 Wales 34.50 41.90 46.30 Scotland 29.30 32.50 49.50 Notes:
1. Figures given are for weekly housing benefit.
2. Figures have been rounded to the nearest ten pence.
3. The data will contain estimations for non-responding authorities.
4. For this analysis private tenants exclude housing association tenants, who are shown separately.
Source:
Quarterly 100 per cent. counts taken on the last day of August 1996