§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many successful claims there were for housing benefit in the Chelmsford local authority area by(a) council house/housing association tenants, (b) private sector tenants and (c) home owners in June for each year since 1990. [10307]
§ Mr. Keith BradleyThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is set out in the table:
Housing benefit recipients in Chelmsford, by tenure, May 1990 to May 1996 Local authority tenants Housing association tenants Private landlord tenants (excluding housing associations except for 1990 and 1991) May 1990 4,510 n/a 1,490 May 1991 4,730 n/a 1,170 May 1992 4,960 280 1,010 May 1993 5,090 160 1,450 May 1994 5,240 650 1,360 May 1995 5,110 810 1,350 May 1996 4,910 920 1,350 Notes:
1. The information refers to benefit units which may be a single person or a couple.
2. The figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
3. Information relating to housing association tenants was not collected separately prior to May 1992.
4. No information is available for home owners as generally they are not eligible for housing benefit.
Source:
Department of Social Security Housing Benefit Management Information System, quarterly 100 per cent. caseload count with and without income support taken at the end of May in each year given.