§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish in theOfficial Report (a) the numbers in receipt of housing benefit and (b) the average amount of benefit payment in constant terms for (i) Burnley and (ii) each region in England for the last 10 years for which figures are available.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe estimated number of housing benefit recipients in Burnley is given in the table. Similar estimates are not available on a regional basis. The average amount of housing benefit in payment is not available at local authority or regional level.
Estimated recipients of Housing Benefit in Burnley Year Number 1983–84 13,206 1984–85 11,356 1985–86 11,274 1986–87 11,346 1987–88 10,924 1988–89 8,436 Note: 1983–84 to 1987–88—estimates for caseload during the year.
1988–89—caseload count, 31 May 1988.