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Dept for Work and Pensions

Answer

Mr. Swire: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people were eligible for means-tested benefits in (a) May 1997 and (b) May 2004. [181899] Malcolm Wicks: The information is not available in the format requested. Such information that is available is tabled as follows. Number of people that were either in receipt or were entitled to but not receiving the following income-related benefits, thousands _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Income support/ Housing benefit Council tax benefit Income-based Family credit minimum income jobseeker's guarantee allowance 1997-98 3,990:4,580 4,650:5,010 6,580:7,040 1,220:1,440 940:990 1998-99 3,890:4,400 4,820:6,480 6,480:6,980 1,130:1,370 950:1,010 1999-2000 3,960:4,510 4,710:6,270 6,270:6,850 1,100:1,270 -- 2000-01 4,030:4,500 4,510:6,150 6,150:6,700 1,030:1,180 -- 2001-02 4,330:4,840 6,370:6,950 6,370:6,950 1,030:1,240 -- _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. Estimates are presented as ranges to reflect the uncertainty in the number of estimated entitled non-recipients based on DWP Family Resources Survey data. 2. Estimates relate to financial years; the latest statistics cover 2001-02. 3. Estimates cover the private household population in Great Britain.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

181899; 423 c524W

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Council tax benefits Housing benefit Income support Family credit Recipients Means-tested benefits Social security benefits

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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