§ Andrew SelousTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how current spending on housing benefit is divided between(a) local authority, (b) housing association, (c) privately rented and (d) other categories of accommodation. [29918]
§ Malcolm WicksThe available information is in the table.
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Forecast housing benefit expenditure, 2001–02 £ million Rent rebates (local authority tenants) 5,361 Rent allowance—registered social landlord tenants 3,385 Rent allowance—private tenants 2,932 Total 11,677 Notes:
- 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest £ million and are consistent with, and underlie, the forecasts published in the Chancellor's pre-Budget report, November 2001.
- 2. Figures may not sum due to rounding.
- 3. The figure for rent allowance paid to social landlord tenants includes housing association and non-housing association accommodation. Separate data on rent allowance paid to housing association tenants only are not collected.
Source:
Estimated out-turn expenditure calculated using actual caseload information
§ Andrew SelousTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many households are in receipt of housing benefit. [29932]
§ Malcolm Wicks3,854,000 households in Great Britain were in receipt of housing benefit at August 2001, the latest date for which information is available.
Notes:
- 1. The data refer to households claiming housing 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 flat or house share arrangement.
- 2. Figures for any non-responding authorities have been estimated.
- 3. The figures exclude any extended payment cases.
- 4. Figures are rounded to the nearest 1,000.
Source:
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management Information System Quarterly 100 per cent. caseload count taken in August 2001.