Mr. BendelTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what percentage of housing benefit claimants are unemployed. [84048]
§ Angela EagleAbout 12 per cent. of Housing Benefit recipients are unemployed and claiming Jobseeker's Allowance.
Notes:
- 1. Data used to calculate the answer is provisional.
- 2. The data refers to benefit units and has been rounded to the nearest whole percent.
- 3. The data is for those Housing Benefit claimants who are unemployed and claim Jobseeker's Allowance.
Source:
Housing Benefit Management Information System Annual 1 per cent. sample taken May 1998.