§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people in the London borough of Newham have been in receipt of (a) supplementary benefit, (b) housing benefit in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Lyell[pursuant to his reply, 13 January, c. 176](a) Supplementary Benefit
Information is not available in the precise form requested. The London borough of Newham is covered by the Department's offices at Canning Town, Plaistow and Woodgrange Park. The number of people receiving supplementary benefit from these offices on 16 December 1986 (the latest available information) and on similar dates in 1982 (earlier information is not available) to 1985 is as follows:
London Borough of Newham December Numbers 1982 26,333 1983 27,767 1984 29,970 1985 31,464 1986 33,836 (b) Housing Benefit
The number of people who were in receipt of housing benefit or rebates or allowances under the former Department of the Environment schemes in the London borough of Newham is as follows:
Year Rent rebate recipients Rent allowance recipients Rate rebate recipients 1979–80 4,583 1,663 10,253 1980–81 4,600 1,632 11,369 1981–82 5,883 1,825 14,033 1982–83 6,800 1,758 13,741 1983–841 18,304 6,709 34,216 1984–85 18,858 8,009 34,270 1985–86 18,573 7,727 34,699 1986–872 18,642 7,500 34,249 SourceCIPFA Housing Rent Statistics and Local Authority subsidy returns.
1The Housing Benefit Scheme, which replaced the Rent and Rate Rebate Scheme, was partially introduced in November 1982 and fully implemented from April 1983.
2The figures for 1986–87 are estimated and are subject to revision.