HC Deb 20 December 1995 vol 268 cc1266-7W
Mr. George Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many discretionary payments under regulation 69(8) have been made; for what amounts; and what percentage this was of total housing benefit expenditure, in each year since 1991£92. [5055]

Mr. Roger Evans

The available information is set out in the table.

Housing benefit discretionary expenditure: Great Britain
Year Discretionary payment expenditure £ Percentage of total housing benefit expenditure
1992–93 740,000 0.01
1993–94 960,000 0.01

  1. 1. Expenditure figures are final audited returns rounded to the nearest £10,000.
  2. 2. Percentages have been rounded to the nearest hundredth of a per cent.
  3. 3. Reliable data is not available for 1991–92.
  4. 4. Detail of the numbers of discretionary payments made is not collected.
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