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Dept of Social Security

Answer

Mr. William Powell: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his latest estimate of the number of (a) local authority and (b) housing association tenants (i) not in receipt and (ii) in receipt of housing benefit in each district of Northamptonshire. [15777] Mr. Evans: The information is set out in the table. Local authority tenancies _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Local authority Total tenancies Non-housing benefit tenants Housing benefit tenants Corby 7,240 3,250 3,980 Daventry 3,760 1,700 2,070 East Northants 4,120 1,730 2,390 Kettering 4,690 1,540 3,150 Northampton 15,040 5,050 9,990 South Northants 3,500 1,500 2,000 Wellingborough 5,650 2,470 3,180 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Housing association tenancies _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Local authority Total tenancies Non-housing benefit tenants Housing benefit tenants Corby 500 140 350 Daventry 320 10 300 East Northants 620 160 460 Kettering 590 150 440 Northampton 1,630 640 990 South Northants 210 40 160 Wellingborough 680 230 460 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding to the nearest 10. Sources: 1. Local authority tenancies--Department of Environment annual housing investment programme (HIP1) returns as at 1 April 1996. 2. Housing association tenancies--Housing Corporation's annual HAR10/1 returns as at 31 March 1996. 3. Housing benefit management information system, 100 per cent. quarterly stock count enquiry for housing benefit-Council Tax Benefit recipients with and without income support, for each local authority in Northamptonshire taken at the end of May 1996.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

15777; 291 c87W

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Council housing Housing benefit Housing associations Tenants Northamptonshire

Contains statistics

Yes