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Dept of Social Security

Answer

Mr. Coleman: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many council tax benefit claims are restricted to Band E; and what percentage this represents of properties, for (a) England and (b) London by (i) all property types, (ii) registered social landlords and (iii) local authority properties. [138628] Angela Eagle: The information is in the table. Council tax benefit recipients subject to council tax band restrictions as a proportion of properties _________________________________________________________________________________________________. England London All properties Total properties 20,842,000 3,040,000 Number of restrictions 18,000 7,000 Percentage Less than 0.5 Less than 0.5 Registered social landlord/housing association properties Total properties 1,039,000 218,000 Number of restrictions 1,000 1,000 Percentage Less than 0.5 Less than 0.5 Local authority properties Total properties 3,309,000 596,000 Number of restrictions 1,000 1,000 Percentage Less than 0.5 Less than 0.5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. The data refer to households, which may be a single person, a couple or a family. 2. The numbers of cases have been rounded to the nearest thousand. Source: Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management Information System, Annual 1 per cent. sample, taken in May 1999. Housing and Construction Statistics published March 2000 by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions. (Dwelling figures--December 1998).

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

357 c321W; 138628

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Council tax benefits Council housing Housing Greater London Landlords Recipients Social rented housing Tax rates and bands

Link

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