HC Deb 11 March 1999 vol 327 cc342-3W
Mr. Webb

To 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. Timms

The 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.

Ms Kelly

To 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 Eagle

The 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.