§ Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what percentage of the population in(a) Birmingham, (b) the West Midlands region and (c) the London region claimed housing benefit in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [82868]
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§ Mr. Nicholas BrownThe table shows all management qualifications recorded on HSE's Personnel database. Managers in HSE are B4 (HEO equivalent).
§ Malcolm WicksThe available information is in the table:
Housing Benefit recipients as a percentage of the population in Birmingham, West Midlands and London—May 2001 Area HB recipients as percentage of the population Birmingham City Council area 12.1 West Midlands Government Office Region 8.4 London Government Office Region 10.2 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. The percentages have been rounded to one decimal place.
3. Housing Benefit figures exclude any Extended Payment cases.
4. Figures for any non-responding authorities have been estimated.
5. Figures are based on the estimated mid-2001 population aged 16 and over.
Sources:
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management
Information System Quarterly
100 per cent, caseload stock-count taken in May 2001.
Office for National Statistics population estimates unit: estimated resident population
mid-2001 based on the 2001 Census.
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