§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will set out the level of council tax benefit for the Stroud district council area for each of the last three years. [178463]
§ Mr. PondCouncil tax benefit is an income related benefit and is paid according to the financial circumstances of the person claiming it. Therefore, there is not a single set level of council tax benefit. The average weekly amount of council tax benefit in the Stroud local authority area is in the table.
Average weekly council tax benefit in Stroud local authority area As at August £ 2001 10.37 2002 11.39 2003 13.14 Notes: 1. The data refers to benefit units, which may be a single person or a couple. 2. The average amounts have been rounded to the nearest penny. 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 2001, 2002 and 2003.