§ Mr. ColemanTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many households living in(a) Liverpool, (b) Birmingham, (c) Newcastle and (d) the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham who are in receipt of council tax benefit have had their benefit capped as a consequence of the council tax benefit restrictions in (i) 2000–01 and (b) 2001–02. [85677]
§ Malcolm WicksInformation is not available by local authority. The available information is in the table.
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Council tax benefit claims restricted to Band E by Government Office Region at May 2000 and May 2001 Government Office Region May 2000 May 2001 North East 1— 1— North West 21,000 21,000 West Midlands 21,000 21,000 London 9,000 9,000 1 Signifies nil or negligible.
2 Figures under 2,400 arc subject to a high degree of sampling variation and
should be used only as a guide.
Notes:
1. The data refer to households claiming Council Tax Benefit which may be a single person, a couple or a family. More than one benefit household can live in one property, for example two or more adults in a Hat or house share arrangement.
2. Figures for any non-responding authorities have been estimated.
3. Figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand and are subject to a degree of sampling variation.
4. Figures exclude any Second Adult Rebate cases.
Source:
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management Information System, Annual 1 per cent. sample, taken in May 2000 and May 2001.