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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many protected personnel were prisoners of war in Germany during the Second World War; and how much pay was deducted by his Department from those protected personnel; what assessment he has made of the shortfall in pay to protected personnel who...

Asked by

Andrew George (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 November 2000

Reference

357 c723W; 141147;141146

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what will be the effective marginal rate of deduction from the 2001-02 increase in the basic state pension for those recipients who receive (a) housing benefit, (b) council tax benefit and (c) (a) and (b) together.

Asked by

David Kidney (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 November 2000

Reference

357 c433W; 139845

House

House of Commons

Housing benefit. Government response to the Social Security Select Committees sixth report of session 1999/2000 (HC 385).

Type

Select Committee reports (Government responses); Command papers

Notes

Received 29.09.00

Date

29 September 2000

Reference

Cm 4869

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will estimate the cost of removing the top two bands of housing benefit non-dependant deductions and capping the maximum non-dependant deduction to 50 per cent. of the rent due; how many claimants are subject to each level of housing...

Asked by

Steve Webb (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

6 June 2000

For answer on

13 June 2000

Answered on

13 June 2000

Mr. Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) if he will estimate the cost of removing the top two bands of housing benefit non-dependant deductions and capping the maximum non-dependant deduction to 50 per cent. of the rent due; [125292] (2) how many claimants are subject to each level of housing benefit non-dependant deductions; [125289] (3) if he will estimate the cost of not imposing housing benefit non-dependant deductions where this would leave non-dependants with an income below income support level; [125293] (4) if he will estimate the cost of abolishing housing benefit non-dependant deductions; [125290] (5) if he will estimate the cost of capping the maximum housing benefit non-dependant deduction to 50 per cent. of the rent due. [125291] Angela Eagle: The cost of removing the top two bands of Housing Benefit non-dependent deductions and capping the maximum non-dependant deduction to 50 per cent. of the rent due is estimated to be £40 million a year{1}. At May 1998, the latest date for which information is available, the numbers of claimants subject to each level of Housing Benefit non-dependant deductions{2 }are in the table. Housing Benefit (HB)--Non-dependant deductions--May 1998 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Non-dependants deduction level Number of HB recipients to whom deduction applies £7 125,000 £16 21,000 £22 19,000 £36 12,000 £41 7,000 £45 15,000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: All estimates were obtained using the Policy Simulation Model, which uses as base data the Family Resources Survey for 1997-98. Estimates are uprated to 2000-01 prices and benefits levels and are consistent with Departmental forecasts of the number of non- dependants in 2000-01. These forecasts are themselves based on extrapolations of Housing Benefit administrative data. The cost of not imposing Housing Benefit non- dependant deductions were this would leave non dependants with an income below Income Support level is estimated to be £30 million a year. The cost of abolishing Housing Benefit non-dependant deductions is estimated to be £230 million a year.The cost of capping the maximum Housing Benefit non-dependant deduction to 50 per cent. of the rent due is estimated to be £35 million a year{1}. {1 }Costed on basis that no deduction on behalf of any individual exceeds 50 per cent. of rent, rather than having a 50 per cent. cap on the total deduction for each household. Source: {2 }Some HB recipients may be subject to more than one non-dependant deduction Housing Benefit Management Information System, annual 1 per cent. sample inquiries, taken on the second Thursday of May 1998.

Date

13 June 2000

Reference

351 c607-8W; 125292;125289;125293;125290;125291

House

House of Commons

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