§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many (i) single and (ii) married pensioners aged(a) 80 or above and (b) 75 to 79 are receiving weekly amounts of income support of (I) £0.01 to £2.99, (II) £3.00 to £4.99, (HI) £5.00 to £9.99 and (IV) £10.00 to £14.99. [75538]
§ Mr. TimmsThe information is in the table.
Housing benefit recipients in the North West and England who have no earnings North West England 387,000 3,287,000 Notes:
1. The figures relate to those recipients where no earnings are declared, either full-time or part-time.
2. Recipients may be a single person or a couple.
3. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand.
Source:
Annual 1 per cent. sample taken in May 1998—the sample is too small to give single local authority information.
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§ Ms KellyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people in receipt of housing benefit live in(a) local authority properties, (b) housing association properties and (c) owner-occupied housing, in (i) Bolton, (ii) the North West and (iii) England. [75632]
§ Angela EagleThe information is in the table.
Housing benefit recipients May 1998 Bolton North West England Local authority 14,810 263,580 2,135,100 Housing association 3,860 79,560 729,620 Private tenants (excluding HA) 4,030 96,660 861,200 Notes:
1. Figures for Bolton are estimated.
2. Figures for North West and England include estimates where individual local authority data are not available.
3. Recipients may be a single person or a couple.
4. Figures rounded to the nearest ten.
Source:
Quarterly caseload inquiries.