§ Mr. RaynsfordTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many tenants of private landlords are receiving housing benefit in each local authority in England; and what percentage this represents in each case of the total number of tenants of private landlords in that area.
§ Mr. Roger EvansI have been asked to reply.
The available housing benefit information has been placed in the Library. The percentages requested cannot be given as information on the number of tenants of private landlords in each local authority area is not available. However, the percentage of tenants of private landlords who receive housing benefit in England is 49 per cent.
Source:
Housing Benefit management information statistics May 1994 and housing and construction statistics June 1994.