§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many retirement pensioners are receiving(a) housing benefit and (b) council tax benefit in (i) Great Britain and (ii) each region of Great Britain. [39547]
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§ Malcolm WicksThe information is in the table.
Retirement pensioners receiving housing benefit and council tax benefit in Great Britain and by region: May 2000 Region Retirement pensioners receiving housing benefit Retirement pensioners receiving council tax benefit Great Britain 1,490,000 2,153,000 North East 93,000 130,000 NorthWest 189,000 289,000 Yorkshire and the Humber 147,000 209,000 East Midlands 99,000 150,000 West Midlands 150,000 232,000 East 125,000 183,000 London 176,000 223,000 South East 155,000 216,000 SouthWest 103,000 161,000 Wales 71,000 112,000 Scotland 182,000 248,000 Notes:
1. The figures are based on a 1 per cent, sample and are subject to sampling error.
2. The data refer to people claiming housing benefit, who may be single people, or one of a couple or a family. More than one person claiming can live in one property, for example two or more adults in a flat or house share arrangement.
3. The figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand.
4. The totals may not sum due to rounding.
5. Retirement pensioners are defined as people where either they and/or their partner are receiving state retirement pension.
Source:
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management Information System, annual 1 per cent, sample, taken in May 2000.