Written question asked by David Laws (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 24 May 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 June 2012. It was answered by Steve Webb (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 11 June 2012 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Housing Benefit

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the cost to the public purse was of housing benefit paid to (a) all claimants, (b) claimants aged 18 to 21, (c) claimants aged 18 to 21 who also claim jobseeker's allowance and (d) claimants aged 18 to 21 years claiming employment support allowance or incapacity benefit in the latest period for which figures are available.

[110484]

Answer

The information is in the following table for 2010-11, the latest period for which these figures are available.

	Estimated housing benefit expenditure 2010-11 (£ millions)
(a) All HB claimants	21,429
(b) HB claimants aged 18 to 21	844
(c) HB claimants aged 18 to 21 also receiving jobseeker's allowance	230
(d) HB claimants aged 18 to 21 also receiving employment and support allowance or incapacity benefit	84
Notes: 1. The breakdown of HB expenditure into groups (b), (c) and (d) is estimated based on a combination of statistical data and local authority subsidy returns, as outturn expenditure data are not available at this level. 2. These estimates are consistent with the latest published expenditure outturn available at: http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd4/budget_2012_2205.xls

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 110484; 546 c260W
Session: 2012-13
Subjects: Age Housing benefit Jobseeker's allowance Incapacity benefit Employment and support allowance
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk

Housing Benefit

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