HC Deb 13 February 2002 vol 380 cc509-11W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will list the average weekly payment of housing benefit in each region and nation to tenants of(a) local authority tenants, (b) housing association tenants and (c) private tenants using the quarterly 100 per cent. counts taken on the last day of August (i) 1999, (ii) 2000 and (iii) 2001. [29710]

Malcolm Wicks

The available information is in the tables.

Average weekly housing benefit: by region and tenure, August 1999
£ per week
Local authority tenants Registered social landlord tenants1 Private tenants
Great Britain 39.00 53.00 60.30
North East 33.00 47.30 50.20
North West 37.50 48.70 53.30
Yorkshire and Humberside 31.70 54.70 49.80
East Midlands 34.90 50.40 46.80
West Midlands 37.00 49.20 54.80
East 40.30 53.60 59.10
London 55.50 67.70 86.10
South East 43.30 56.30 66.90
South West 39.10 49.40 56.20
England 40.00 54.90 61.40
Wales 36.80 45.00 50.30
Scotland 34.40 38.80 54.10

Average Weekly Housing Benefit: by region and tenure—August 2000
£ per week
Local authority tenants Registered social landlord tenants1 Private tenants
Great Britain 41.10 54.50 62.00
North East 35.20 48.00 51.40
North West 39.70 49.10 54.90
Yorkshire and Humberside 34.00 55.80 51.10
East Midlands 37.10 50.40 48.90
West Midlands 38.80 49.40 56.40
East 42.90 54.80 60.90
London 58.00 71.50 90.40
South East 45.80 57.70 69.40
South West 41.00 50.80 58.20
England 42.30 56.20 63.20
Wales 38.80 47.30 51.40
Scotland 35.80 40.80 55.50

Average weekly housing benefit: by region and tenure—August 2001
£ per week
Local authority tenants Registered social landlord tenants1 Private tenants
Great Britain 44.00 57.20 65.30
North East 37.30 47.40 53.70
North West 42.00 51.90 57.10
Yorkshire and Humberside 37.20 57.10 53.40
East Midlands 39.80 52.70 51.90
West Midlands 41.60 50.70 59.90
East 45.40 58.30 63.90
London 62.10 76.30 98.70
South East 49.30 61.10 73.70
South West 43.00 53.90 61.50
England 45.50 58.60 66.60
Wales 41.00 50.80 53.80
Scotland 37.50 45.20 59.00

Notes:

  1. 1. Figures for housing benefit paid to registered social landlord tenants include housing association and non-housing association accommodation. Separate data on housing benefit paid to housing association tenants only are not collected.
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  2. 2. The data refer to recipients of housing benefit which may be a single person, a member of a couple or a member of a family.
  3. 3. Average amounts have been rounded to the nearest ten pence.
  4. 4. Figures for authorities who have failed to respond have been estimated.
  5. 5. The figures exclude any Extended Payment cases.

Source:

Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management Information System. Quarterly 100 per cent. caseload count taken in August of each year.