§ Mr. Lyellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what information he has as to the number of staff employed by local authorities in calculating and administering housing benefit.
§ Mr. MajorI shall write to my hon. and learned Friend as soon as possible.
Distance from current scheme needs allowance Great Britain, thousands Size of weekly gain/loss Below Above Total £ More than £20.00 £20.00 to £10.00 £10.00 to £0.00 £0 to £10.00 £10.00 to £20.00 £20.00 to £30.00 £30.00 to £40.00 £40.00+ (i) Rent taper35 per cent., rates taper 17½percent. Gainers 0.01 to 1.00 20 30 240 180 110 40 20 20 670 1.01 to 2.00 10 40 190 130 90 40 30 40 570 2.01 to 3.00 — 20 130 70 70 40 40 20 400 3.01 to 4.00 10 20 70 50 40 20 20 20 240 4.01 to 5.00 — — 100 40 20 10 20 20 220 5.01 + — 30 120 70 40 50 50 110 470 Total 40 150 850 540 390 200 170 230 2,570 Losers 0.01 to 1.00 — 30 270 180 160 120 30 30 820 1.01 to 2.00 0 10 120 70 70 70 60 40 440 2.01 to 3.00 0 — 20 40 20 10 — — 100 3.01 to 4.00 0 0 40 10 10 10 0 0 80 4.01 to 5.00 0 0 20 10 10 — 0 0 40 5.01 + 0 — — — 0 — 0 0 10 Total — 40 480 330 270 210 90 70 1,500 (ii) Rent taper 40 per cent., rates taper 20 per cent. Gainers 0.01 to 1.00 20 40 230 160 100 30 20 10 610 1.01 to 2.00 10 40 180 90 50 20 20 20 430 2.01 to 3.00 — 20 120 70 30 20 10 20 280 3.01 to 4.00 10 20 60 40 10 10 10 10 170 4.01 to 5.00 — — 80 10 10 10 — 10 140 5.01 + — 30 110 50 20 30 30 60 350 Total 40 140 790 420 230 120 90 140 1,970 Losers 0.01 to 1.00 — 30 290 200 180 70 40 20 840 1.01 to 2.00 0 10 120 120 160 140 60 40 650 2.01 to 3.00 0 — 20 70 50 40 20 20 220 3.01 to 4.00 0 — 60 20 10 10 — 10 110