§ Mr. RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the total public expenditure on housing benefit in each of the past 10 years in respect of(a) private and (b) public rented housing. [105231]
§ Angela EagleThe information is in the table.
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£ million Rent allowances Rent rebates Total housing benefit 1989–90 1,359 2,941 4,299 1990–91 1,779 3,368 5,147 1991–92 2,426 4,068 6,494 1992–93 3,284 4,593 7,877 1993–94 4,195 5,019 9,214 1994–95 4,883 5,229 10,112 1995–96 5,455 5,431 10,886 1996–97 5,810 5,569 11,380 1997–98 5,682 5,498 11,180 1998–99 5,667 5,405 11,072 Notes:
- 1. Sum of DSS-funded and additional Local Authority expenditure.
- 2. Figures for 1989–90 to 1996–97—source: table 8 of Social Security Departmental Report 1999 (Cm 4214) and earlier equivalents. Figures for 1997–98 and 1998–99 are estimated outturn.
- 3. Figures may not sum due to rounding.