HC Deb 21 June 1994 vol 245 cc144-5W
Mr. Bradley

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) what is the average amount of housing benefit payable to people in full-time work;

(2) what is the average amount of council tax benefit payable to people in full-time work.

Mr. Hague

In Great Britain, in May 1992, the latest date for which information is available, the average weekly amount of housing benefit for cases without income support, where there was earned income, was £25.02. Information for council tax benefit is not available.

Data source:The May 1992 Housing Benefit Management Information System annual one per cent. sample of cases.Notes:
  1. 1. Claimants in receipt of Income Support cannot be in full time work, so have been excluded.
  2. 2. Information on the number of hours worked is not collected, the information therefore includes any case where either a claimant and/or partner receives earnings.
  3. 3. The information refers to benefit units, these may be a single person or a couple.
  4. 4. As the information is from a sample taken at a specific point it cannot be taken to represent the whole year.
Mr. Bradley

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) what is the average amount of council tax benefit payable to people who also receive(a) unemployment benefit, (b) invalidity benefit and (c) severe disablement allowance;

(2) what is the average amount of housing benefit payable to people who also receive (i) unemployment benefit, (ii) invalidity benefit and (iii) severe disablement allowance.

Mr. Hague

In Great Britain, in May 1992, the latest date for which information is available, the average amount of housing benefit payable to persons in receipt of unemployment benefit, invalidity benefit and severe disablement allowance was £34.25, £25.43 and £32.18 respectively. Information for council tax benefit is not available.

Data Source:The Housing Benefit Management Information System annual 1 per cent. sample and the Income Support Annual Statistical Enquiry of May 1992.Notes:
  1. 1. The information refers to benefit units, these may be a single 145 person or a couple.
  2. 2. Cases selected include those where either the claimant or the partner were in receipt of any of the benefits.
  3. 3. Some cases may fall into more than one category; eg a claimant may receive Unemployment Benefit and the partner Invalidity Benefit.
  4. 4. The information excludes all cases where Housing Benefit entitlement is less than 50 pence per week.
  5. 5. As the information is from a sample taken at a specific point it cannot be taken to represent the whole year.
  6. 6. The information for Unemployment Benefit uses a different analysis from that published in Social Security Statistics.