§ Mr. William PowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) how many households in(a) Corby and (b) east Northants were in receipt of housing benefit in 1987–88;
(2) how many council tenants in (a) Corby and (b) east Northants are in receipt of housing benefit;
(3) how many council tenants in (a) Corby and (b) east Northants were in receipt of housing benefit in 1987–88;
(4) how many households in (a) Corby and (b) east Northants are in receipt of housing benefit.
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§ Mr. Peter LloydThe latest information available for 1987–88 is given in the table. Information for 1988–89 will become available when statistical returns from all local authorities have been received and validated.
Estimated number of housing benefit recipients 1987–88 Recipients 1987–88 Corby Council Tenants 6,125 All households 7,260 East Northants Council Tenants 2,880 All households 5,662 Source: Local authority housing benefit subsidy claims.
§ Mr. Robin CookTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many applications for housing benefit transitional protection have now been received; and how many have been assessed as eligible for payment.
§ Mr. Peter LloydUp to 23 January 1989 the transitional payments unit had received 405,314 applications. A total of 402,118 inquiry forms, requesting housing benefit details, have been issued to local authorities of which 370,464 have been returned. The unit processes 615W applications as soon as these inquiry forms are returned and so far 171,559 have been assessed as eligible for payment; 190,285 have not been eligible.