HC Deb 26 October 1994 vol 248 c611W
Mr. Denham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list for each year since the introduction of housing benefit, and for(a) local authority tenancies, (b) housing association tenancies and (c) private tenancies, the average weekly housing benefit payable and this figure expressed as a percentage of the average income support paid per tenant household.

Mr. Roger Evans

I have been asked to reply.

The available information is set out in the tables:

Tenure Type Ave Weekly HB HB as percentage of IS
1990
Local authority 22.74 67
Housing Assoc n/a n/a
Private* 31.35 99
1991
Local authority 26.08 65
Housing Assoc n/a n/a
Private* 37.35 98
1992
Local authority 29.88 63
Housing Assoc 35.35 80
Private 46.17 107
1993
Local authority 32.23 66
Housing Assoc 40.22 85
Other Private 51.67 112
* Includes Housing Association tenancies.
n/a = not available.

Information for earlier years is not available.

Source:

Housing Benefit Management Information Systems annual 1 per cent. samples (with Income Support) May 90, 91, 92 and 93.