§ Ms BuckTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what percentage of(a) council and (b) registered social landlord tenants in each region of England are in receipt of housing benefit; and how many of these are pensioner households in each case. [19819]
§ Malcolm WicksThe information is in the table.
Percentage Housing benefit Pensioner households Council tenants Housing association tenants Council tenants Housing association tenants England 54 56 46 42 North-east 57 60 39 54 North-west 56 59 41 52 Yorks and Humberside 55 52 54 31 East midlands 51 58 53 25 West midlands 52 49 46 46 East 50 64 56 51 London 54 55 37 33 South-east 51 53 47 43 South-west 57 65 51 46 Notes:
1. Council housing covers housing rented by local authorities and New Town development corporations. Housing association covers housing associations, charitable trusts and local housing companies.
2. Pensioners are defined as households where the benefit recipient and/or the partner are aged 60 and over.
3. These estimates are based on sample counts that have been adjusted for non-response using multi-purpose grossing factors for region, Council Tax Band and a number of demographic variables.
Source:
Family Resources Survey 1999–2000