HC Deb 19 April 2004 vol 420 c295W
Brian Cotter

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people are(a) eligible to receive and (b) receiving council tax benefit in (i) the constituency of Weston-super-Mare and (ii) the north Somerset unitary authority. [165681]

Mr. Pond

Information about the number of people who are eligible to receive Council Tax Benefit is not available below national level. At August 2003, there were 9,000 Council Tax Benefit recipients in north Somerset.

Notes:

  1. 1. The data refers to benefit units, which may be a single person, couple or family.
  2. 2. The figure is rounded to the nearest hundred and expressed in thousands.
  3. 3. Council Tax Benefit totals exclude any Second Adult Rebate cases.
  4. 4. Information about the number of people receiving Council Tax Benefit is not

available at constituency level.

Source: Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management Information System

Quarterly 100 per cent. caseload stock-count.

Mr. Peter Duncan

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many individuals in(a) Scotland and (b) Dumfries and Galloway are in receipt of council tax benefits. [165979]

Mr. Pond

The information is in the following table.

Council Tax Benefit recipients in Scotland and Dumfries and

Galloway:
Thousand
Scotland 523.9
Dumfries and Galloway 12.2
Notes:
1. The data refers to benefit units, which may be a single person, couple or family.
2. The figures are rounded to the nearest hundred and expressed in thousands.
3. Council Tax Benefit totals exclude any Second Adult Rebate cases.
Source:
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management Information System Quarterly 100 per cent. caseload stock-count taken in August 2003.