HC Deb 08 July 2002 vol 388 c759W
Mr. Weir

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average payment to a landlord in respect of housing benefit for a one-bedroom property was in(a) Angus, (b) Edinburgh, (c) Glasgow, (d) Aberdeen, (e) Dundee, (f) Newcastle, (g) Leeds and (h) London in each of the last five years. [67328]

Malcolm Wicks

The information is not available.

Mr. Weir

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the total cost was of housing benefit paid in(a) Angus and (b) Scotland in each of the last five years. [67321]

Malcolm Wicks

The available information is in the table.

Housing benefit expenditure
(£ millions)
Angus Scotland
1995–96 —1 907
1996–97 10 967
1997–98 12 1,014
1998–99 13 1,039
1999–2000 14 1,054
1 Not available.

Notes:

1. Data for Angus relate to the Angus council area. This unitary authority was created on 1 April 1996 and comparable data are not available for the previous year.

2. Figures are rounded to the nearest £ million.

3. Figures are consistent with those published in the Chancellor's Budget Report, April 2002.

Source:

Final audit returns made by local authorities to DWP.

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