§ Mr. FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many local authorities have been inspected for the Area Benefit Review of housing benefit. [118211]
§ Angela EagleThe Area Benefit Review is a continuous monthly rolling programme of measurement in which 195 local authorities are participating. As at 29 February, sample cases had been selected from a total of 175 local authorities since the start of the project. Sample cases will be selected from the remaining local authorities as the rolling programme continues.