§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people have claimed council tax benefit in(a) Portsmouth, (b) Southampton and (c) the rest of Hampshire in each of the last three years. [174195]
§ Mr. PondThe information is in the table.
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Council tax benefit recipients in Portsmouth, Southampton, and Hampshire local authorities
Thousand Council tax benefit recipients Local authority August 2001
August 2002
August 2003
Portsmouth 14.2 12.8 13.8 Southampton 17.9 18.0 17.3 Basingstoke and Deane 6.3 6.5 6.6 East Hampshire 4.1 4.1 4.2 Eastleigh 4.7 4.8 4.9 Fareham 3.7 3.7 3.6 Gosport 4.7 4.4 4.7 Hart 2.0 1.9 2.1 Havant 8.7 8.0 8.2 New Forest 8.9 8.5 8.5 Rushmoor 3.5 3.4 3.7 Test Valley 4.3 4.3 4.5 Winchester 4.5 4.3 4.4 Notes: The data refers to benefit units, which may be a single person or a couple. The figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred and expressed in thousands. Figures for any non-responding authorities have been estimated. Council tax benefit totals exclude any Second Adult Rebate cases. Totals may not sum due to rounding. Source: Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management Information System Quarterly 100 per cent. caseload stock-count taken in August 2001, 2002 and 2003.