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Written question asked by Jackie Doyle-Price (Conservative) on Monday, 24 April 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 26 April 2023. It was answered by Mims Davies (Conservative) on Wednesday, 3 May 2023 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Housing Benefit

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households were in receipt of housing benefit in each year since 2010.

Answer

The information requested is available in the benefit expenditure and caseload tables produced by the department. The latest tables produced at Spring Budget 2023 can be found here.

Total housing benefit expenditure can be found on rows 4 and 66 of the housing benefits tab.

The number of households in receipt of housing benefit can be found on row 127 of the housing benefits tab.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
182280
Session
2022-23
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Housing benefit
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk