Written question asked by Chris Ruane (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 November 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 November 2003. It was answered by Chris Pond (Labour) on Thursday, 20 November 2003 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Dept for Work and Pensions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the amount of unclaimed (a) income support broken down by (i) pensioners and (ii) non-pensioners, (b) housing benefit broken down by (i) local authority and (ii) private tenants, (c) council tax benefit broken down by (i) local authority tenants, (ii) private tenants and (iii) owner occupiers, (d) family credit broken down by (i) couples and (ii) single parents, (e) disability living allowance and (f) attendance allowance in each Welsh constituency in each of the past 10 years; and if he will estimate the total amount of unclaimed benefit broken down by (A) local authority and (B) constituency in Wales in each year. - Includes fact that info requested is not available.

Answer: Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the amount of unclaimed (a) income support broken down by (i) pensioners and (ii) non-pensioners, (b) housing benefit broken down by (i) local authority and (ii) private tenants, (c) council tax benefit broken down by (i) local authority tenants, (ii) private tenants and (iii) owner occupiers, (d) family credit broken down by (i) couples and (ii) single parents, (e) disability living allowance and (f) attendance allowance in each Welsh constituency in each of the past 10 years; and if he will estimate the total amount of unclaimed benefit broken down by (A) local authority and (B) constituency in Wales in each year. [140432] Mr. Pond: The information requested is not available. National estimates of unclaimed amounts of Income Support, Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit, income- based Jobseeker's Allowance and Family Credit for different population groups are presented in the DWP publication series entitled "Income Related Benefits Estimates of Take-up". Copies of the publication can be found in the Library.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 140432; 413 c1342W;413 c1338W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Council tax benefits Disability living allowance Attendance allowance Housing benefit Income support Family credit Pensioners Social security benefits Wales Take-up
Contains statistics: Yes
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