HC Deb 10 May 1995 vol 259 cc497-8W
Mr. George Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will provide, for each district and metropolitan borough council in England and Wales, for each available year since 1991–92,(a) a breakdown of 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 amount of housing benefit backdated 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) revised to regulation 61(2) and (d) the numbers and amounts of each category of housing benefit overpayment and the amount as a percentage of the authority's overall housing benefit expenditure. [23172]

Mr. Roger Evans

I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Clydesdale (Mr. Hood) on 23 February,Official Report, column 283.