§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list expenditure on housing benefit per 1,000 resident adults in each region and nation in each of the last three financial years. [90933]
§ Angela EagleThe information is in the table.
Housing benefit expenditure per 1,000 resident adults by region £000 (cash) Regions 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 North East 250 265 260 North West 245 265 260 Yorkshire and Humberside 200 210 210 East Midlands 165 175 170 West Midlands 210 220 215 Eastern 185 190 185 London 475 485 465 South East 195 205 195 South West 195 200 195 England 245 255 250 Wales 205 210 210 Scotland 215 225 240 Great Britain 240 250 245 Sources:
1. 1995–96 to 1997–98 Housing Benefit Subsidy claim forms from Local Authorities and the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions and Wales Office Housing Revenue Account figures. The 1997–98 figures vary slightly from those in the Departmental Report because more recent Local Authorities' data has been incorporated in these figures.
2. Population Trends, Summer 1998 edition.