Housing Benefit (Hansard, 18 March 1993)

§ Mr. George Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) if he will provide for each district and islands council in Scotland for each year since 1990–91(a) the numbers and amounts of discretionary payments and their percentage in relation to total housing benefit expenditure and (b) the numbers and amounts of housing benefit overpayments and the amount as a percentage of the authority's overall housing benefit expenditure;

(2) if he will provide for each district and islands council in Scotland for each available year from 1990–91 380W (a) breakdown of the numbers of housing benefit claimants, by rent rebate and rent allowance categories and the total amounts paid under each heading and (b) the numbers and amounts of backdated housing benefit payments and the amount paid as a percentage of each local authority's housing benefit expenditure.