HC Deb 21 April 2004 vol 420 cc490-1W
Mrs. Brooke

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people are claiming council tax benefit; and if he will make a statement. [166252]

Mr. Pond

The number of Council Tax Benefit recipients in Great Britain at August 2003 is 4,657,400.

Notes:

1. The data refers to benefit units, which may be a single person, couple or family.

2. The figure is rounded to the nearest hundred.

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.