Mr. Ted GarrettTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many applicants' claims for transitional protection failed, in total and as a percentage of the whole.
§ Mr. Peter LloydAt 18 May 1989, a total of 474,974 applications for housing benefit transitional payments had been received. Of these 446,035 had been assessed and in 247,623 cases (52 per cent. of all applications) no benefit was payable. Of the cases outstanding the majority are awaiting the return of inquiry forms about housing benefit details from local authorities.