§ Mr. WillettsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Islington, North (Mr. Corbyn) of 9 March 2000,Official Report, columns 806-07W, what the average cost per case is for the administration of Housing Benefit in each local authority in England. [136166]
§ Angela EagleThe measure of the average cost to a local authority of administering a Housing Benefit case is based on a comparison of the amount the authority reports it spends on benefit administration and the reported size of its case load. The figures have been calculated using this comparison and have been placed in the Library.