§ Mr. Bruce GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what funding has been made available to the borough of Walsall by his Department since June 1997. [160997]
§ Angela EagleThe Department provides subsidy to local authorities in respect of their expenditure on Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit and the administration of these schemes. The amounts of these subsidies paid each year to Walsall borough are in the table.
Period £ June 1997 to March 1998 21,085,206 April 1998 to March 1999 26,306,110 April 1999 to March 2000 27,533,011 April 2000 to March 2001 27,933,936