Income Support (Hansard, 18 March 1997)

§ Mr. Timms
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list(a) the number of 18 to 24-year-olds claiming (i) income support and not housing benefit and (ii) income support and housing benefit and (b) the average payment in each case. [20299]

§ Mr. Roger Evans
The information is set out in the table.

Housing benefit and income support claimants aged 18–24 years (Great Britain, May 1995)

Number of claimants (000s) Average weekly amount of housing benefit (£s) Average weekly amount of income support (£s)

Income support without housing benefit 482 — 41.52

Income support with housing benefit 382 47.58 54.33

Notes:
1.Average amounts have been rounded to the nearest penny, recipients to the nearest thousand.
2.Housing benefit figures excludes cases where there is no entitlement because of non-dependant deductions.
3.Age is given as age of claimant only.
4.From October 1996, most 18 to 24-year-olds would receive jobseeker's allowance instead of income support.
Sources:
1.Housing benefit management information system, annual 1 per cent. inquiry, with income support, taken at the end of May 1995.
2.Income support statistics quarterly inquiry, May 1995.
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§ Mr. Timms
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the number of 18 to 24-year-olds claiming income support by benefits office in each year since 1992. [20300]

§ Mr. Evans
The information is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

§ Mr. Timms
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list(a) the number of 18 to 24-year-olds claiming income support and (b) the average income support payment to 18 to 24-year-olds. [20340]

§ Mr. Evans
The information is set out in the table:

Income support claimants aged 18–24 years (Great Britain)

Number of claimants (000) Average weekly income support (£)

May 1995 864 47.18

May 1996 804 48.21

Notes:
1.Average amounts have been rounded to the nearest penny, claimants to the nearest thousand.
2.Sample size 5 per cent.
3.Age is given as age of claimant only.
4.From October 1996, most 18 to 24-year-olds would receive jobseeker's allowance instead of income support.
Source:
Income support statistics quarterly inquires, May 1995 and May 1996.

Housing benefit and income support claimants aged 18–24 years (Great Britain, May 1995)
	Number of claimants (000s)	Average weekly amount of housing benefit (£s)	Average weekly amount of income support (£s)
Income support without housing benefit	482	—	41.52
Income support with housing benefit	382	47.58	54.33

Income support claimants aged 18–24 years (Great Britain)
	Number of claimants (000)	Average weekly income support (£)
May 1995	864	47.18
May 1996	804	48.21