§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many of those on income related benefits are subject to the tariff incomes schedule; and what plans he has to review the coverage of the schedule. [15616]
§ Malcolm WicksThe information is in the table:
Number Income Support (IS) (including Minimum Income Guarantee) 136,000 Jobseeker's Allowance (income-based) (JSA(IB)) 9,000 Housing Benefit (HB) only 20,000 Council Tax Benefit (CTB) only 170,000 HB and CTB 170,000 Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand.
2. IS and JSA(IB) figures are based on a 5 per cent. sample and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling error.
3. HB and CTB figures are based on a 1 per cent. sample and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling error.
4. Of those receiving IS and JSA(IB), 10,000 were also receiving HB, 50,000 were receiving CTB and 60,000 were receiving both HB and CTB.
5. HB/CTB figures refer to households, which may be a single person, a couple or a family.
Sources:
IS Quarterly Statistical Enquiry, May 2000.
JSA Quarterly Statistical Enquiry, May 2000.
HB and CTB Management Information System, annual 1 per cent. sample, May 2000.
We keep the rules on the treatment of capital in the income-related benefits under review. We will shortly announce reforms of the treatment of capital for the pension credit.