§ Mr. Humeasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what figures are available to indicate the number of people, by convenient district unit, in Northern Ireland who are in receipt of housing benefit, indicating how many of these are also receiving supplementary benefit and how many are pensioners.
§ Mr. Chris PattenThe information is not available in the precise form requested. The available information as at 15 March is shown in the following table:
District council area Number* of persons in receipt of housing benefit Number* of housing benefit recipients also in receipt of supplementary benefit Antrim 4,500 3,000 Ards 6,600 3,800 Armagh 5,000 3,200 Ballymena 5,700 3,400 Ballymoney 2,800 1,700 Banbridge 3,100 1,700 Belfast 47,200 30,600 Castlereagh 5,700 2,900 Carrickfergus 3,400 2,000 Coleraine 6,400 4,000 Cookstown 3,500 2,500 Craigavon 9,400 6,200 Derry 12,600 9,000 Down 5,100 3,100 Dungannon 5,300 4,000 Fermanagh 6,100 4,300 Larne 3,200 2,100 Limavady 3,000 2,200 Lisburn 9,500 6,100 Magherafelt 3,900 2,700 Moyle 1,900 1,300 Newtownabbey 8,500 5,200 Newry 10,900 7,300 North Down 6,500 3,200 Omagh 4,700 3,000 Strabane 5,100 3,700 189,600 122,200 Number of pensioners (estimate) 84,800 * Rounded to the nearest hundred.
§ Mr. Humeasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what figures are available to indicate the number of people, by convenient district unit, in Northern Ireland, who are in receipt of housing benefit supplement.
§ Mr. Chris PattenThe information requested is shown in the following table:
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Number of persons* in receipt of housing benefit supplement District council area Persons Antrim 74 Ards 132 Armagh 72 Ballymena 83 Ballymoney 44 Banbridge 59 Belfast 870
District council area Persons Castlereagh 135 Carrickfergus 90 Coleraine 111 Cookstown 42 Craigavon 180 Derry 251 Down 78 Dungannon 63 Fermanagh 51 Larne 55 Limavady 42 Lisburn 179 Magherafelt 62 Moyle 16 Newtownabbey 166 Newry 129 North Down 148 Omagh 55 Strabane 85 3,272 * As at 15 March 1985.