§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many claimants of income support who are also claiming support for mortgage interest payments there are currently in each government office region. [16637]
§ Mr. Keith BradleyThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is set out in the table.
GSS region Income support Jobseeker's allowance (IB) London and South East 99,000 39,000 North 16,000 5,000 Yorkshire and Humberside 27,000 8,000 East Midlands 20,000 6,000 East Anglia 9,000 3,000 South West 26,000 8,000 West Midlands 31,000 9,000 North West 46,000 10,000 Wales 23.000 4,000 Scotland 17,000 5,000 Great Britain 313,000 98,000 Note:
The information in the table shows income support/income based jobseeker's allowance claimants with mortgage interest by Government Standard Statistical Region in November 1996.
Source:
Income Support and Jobseeker's Allowance Quarterly Statistical Enquiries—November 1996.