Housing Benefit (Hansard, 10 March 1998)

HC Deb 10 March 1998 vol 308 c172W 172W

§ Mr. Sarwar
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many households are in receipt of housing benefit for(a) local authority homes, (b) private rented homes and (c) housing association homes. [28803]

§ Mr. Keith Bradley
The information is set out in the table.

Housing benefit recipients—Great Britain—August 1997

Number

Local Authority tenants 2,762,400

Private tenants (excluding Housing Association tenants) 1,039,760

Housing Association tenants 789,500

Note:
Recipients may be a single person or a couple.
Source:
Housing Benefit Summary Statistics 1997—Update Number 2—available in the Library.

Housing benefit recipients—Great Britain—August 1997
	Number
Local Authority tenants	2,762,400
Private tenants (excluding Housing Association tenants)	1,039,760
Housing Association tenants	789,500