§ Mr. ColemanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what savings have been made from the council tax benefit restriction scheme in each year of its operation. [155590]
§ Angela EagleI refer my hon. Friend to my written answer on 23 November 2000,Official Report, column 320W.
§ Mr. ColemanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many and what percentage of residents in(a) band F, (b) band G and (c) band H are restricted to Council Tax Benefit at band E in (i) England, (ii) London and (iii) inner London. [155591]
§ Angela EagleThe available information is in the table. Percentages are not provided as there are no data available to determine them. Data are not available for Inner London.
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Council Tax Benefit cases restricted to band E by band in England and London—May 1999 England Greater London Total of bands F, G and H 18,000 7,000 Band F 13,000 5,000 G 4,000 2,000 H 1— 1— 1Data nil or negligible Notes:
1. The data refer to households, which may be a family, a single person or a couple.
2. Figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand.
3. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
Source:
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management Information System, Annual 1 per cent. sample, taken in May 1999.
§ Mr. ColemanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what the(a) total annual cost and (b) average annual cost borne by restricted households claiming Council Tax Benefit was in (i) England, (ii) London and (iii) inner London for (1) all bands, (2) band F, (3) band G and (4) band H. [155589]
§ Angela EagleThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the tables.
Total annual cost for Council Tax—May 1999 £ Band England London F 528,000 358,000 G 287,000 74,000 H 36,000 1— Total 851,000 432,000
Average annual cost borne by household by Council Tax band—May 1999 £ Band England London F 153.20 157.70 G 315.00 218.10 H 294.70 1— Average 190.00 165.50 1Insufficient data for statistically reliable estimates. Notes:
1. The data refer to households, which may be a family, a single person or a couple.
2. Total costs are rounded to the nearest thousand pounds. Average costs are rounded to the nearest ten pence.
3. The data exclude any cases where there is Transitional Protection in place, i.e. the Council Tax and Council Tax Benefit is not restricted to band E. Data are not available for Inner London.
Source:
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management Information System. Annual 1 per cent. sample, taken in May 1999.
§ Mr. ColemanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many Council Tax Benefit claims are restricted to band E in(a) England, (h) London and (c) Inner London broken down by (i) all property types, (ii) owner occupied properties, (iii) privately rented properties, (iv) properties rented from registered social landlords and (v) properties rented from local authorities. [155592]
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§ Angela EagleThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is as follows.
Council Tax Benefit recipients subject to council tax band restrictions split by tenure type—May 1999 England London All Properties 18,000 7,000 Owner-occupied properties 8,000 2,000 Privately rented properties 8,000 3,000 Registered Social Landlords/Housing Association properties 1,000 1,000 Local authority properties 1,000 1,000 Notes:
1. The data refer to households, which may be a family, a single person or a couple
2. Figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand
3. Data are not available for Inner London
Source:
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management Information System, Annual 1 per cent. sample, taken in May 1999