HC Deb 23 February 1995 vol 255 cc284-5W
Mr. Hood

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list(a) the numbers of housing benefit claimants, split into rent rebate and rent allowance categories and the total amounts paid under each heading, (b) the numbers and amounts of housing benefit hack-dated payments, regulation 72(15) and the amount paid as a percentage of each local authority's housing benefit expenditure, (c) the number, amount and percentage of amount in relation to total housing benefit expenditure in relation to discretionary payments, regulation 69(8) and (d) the number and amount of housing benefit overpayments and the amount as a percentage of the authority's overall housing benefit expenditure for each district and metropolitan borough council in England and Wales for each available year since 1991–92.

Mr. Roger Evans

The information is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.