asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total amount spent in each district authority area in Wales on housing benefit in each year since the inception of the scheme at outturn and 1987 prices.
[pursuant to his reply, 21 July 1987, c. 170]: The information requested is shown in the tables.
| Table 1 | ||
| Expenditure on housing benefit in Welsh district authorities 1982–83 | ||
| Authority | Outturn £ | 1987 prices £ |
| Aberconwy | 304,355 | 379,154 |
| Alyn and Deeside | 397,836 | 495,609 |
| Arfon | 508,495 | 633,463 |
| Blaenau Gwent | 1,115,837 | 1,390,066 |
| Brecknock | 156,413 | 194,853 |
| Cardiff | 2,870,216 | 3,575,603 |
| Carmarthen | 247,887 | 308,808 |
| Ceredigion | 294,097 | 366,375 |
| Colwyn | 281,524 | 350,712 |
| Cynon Valley | 468,995 | 584,256 |
| Delyn | 569,513 | 709,477 |
| Dinefwr | 158,492 | 196,278 |
| Dwyfor | 112,438 | 140,071 |
| Glyndwr | 218,225 | 271,856 |
| Islwyn | 497,797 | 620,136 |
| Llanelli | 585,208 | 729,029 |
| Lliw Valley | 389,816 | 485,618 |
| Meirionnydd | 185,629 | 231,249 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 670,760 | 835,607 |
| Monmouth | 346,793 | 432,021 |
| Montgomery | 249,284 | 310,548 |
| Neath | 491,889 | 612,776 |
| Newport | 1,560,648 | 1,944,194 |
| Ogwr | 1,004,630 | 1,251,529 |
| Port Talbot | 488,372 | 608,395 |
| Preseli | 481,430 | 599,747 |
| Radnor | 86,649 | 107,933 |
| Rhondda | 518,947 | 646,484 |
| Rhuddlan | 256,841 | 319,963 |
| Rhymney Valley | 1,136,366 | 1,415,640 |
| South Pembrokeshire | 312,979 | 389,897 |
| Swansea | 1,898,264 | 2,364,783 |
| Taff-Ely | 743,065 | 925,681 |
| Torfaen | 811,964 | 1,011,513 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 813,529 | 1,013,463 |
| Wrexham Maelor | 1,00,068 | 1,245,846 |
| Ynys Mon | 600,531 | 748,118 |
Note: The figures for 1982–83 reflect the fact that housing benefit was partially introduced from November 1982, and fully from April 1983.
Table 2
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Expenditure on housing benefit in Welsh district authorities 1983–84
| ||
Authority
| Outturn
| 1987 prices
|
£
| £
| |
| Aberconwy | 2,770,139 | 3,303,536 |
| Alyn and Deeside | 3,170,052 | 3,780,453 |
| Arfon | 3,524,583 | 4,203,250 |
| Blaenau Gwent | 6,977,879 | 8,321,486 |
| Brecknock | 1,598,140 | 1,905,866 |
| Cardiff | 21,952,027 | 26,178,940 |
| Carmarthen | 1,974,770 | 2,355,016 |
| Ceredigion | 2,505,862 | 2,988,371 |
| Colwyn | 3,228,152 | 3,849,740 |
| Cynon Valley | 3,525,111 | 4,203,879 |
| Delyn | 4,107,642 | 4,898,578 |
| Dinefwr | 1,307,237 | 1,558,948 |
| Dwyfor | 1,098,679 | 1,310,232 |
| Glyndwr | 1,790,566 | 2,135,344 |
Authority
| Outturn
| 1987 prices
|
£
| £
| |
| Islwyn | 3,576,724 | 4,265,430 |
| Llanelli | 4,503,729 | 5,370,932 |
| Lliw Valley | 3,576,574 | 4,265,252 |
| Meirionnydd | 1,657,250 | 1,976,357 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 4,590,467 | 5,489,630 |
| Monmouth | 3,121,273 | 3,722,281 |
| Montgomery | 1,921,882 | 2,291,945 |
| Neath | 3,719,921 | 4,436,200 |
| Newport | 11,276,341 | 13,447,626 |
| Ogwr | 7,795,218 | 9,296,205 |
| Port Talbot | 3,467,404 | 4,135,061 |
| Preseli | 3,455,399 | 4,120,744 |
| Radnor | 980,362 | 1,169,133 |
| Rhondda | 3,773,504 | 4,500,101 |
| Rhuddlan | 3,258,364 | 3,885,769 |
| Rhymney Valley | 7,787,510 | 9,287,013 |
| South Pembrokeshire | 2,355,598 | 2,809,138 |
| Swansea | 13,029,886 | 15,538,820 |
| Taff-Ely | 4,894,978 | 5,837,517 |
| Torfaen | 5,657,883 | 6,747,321 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 5,866,380 | 6,995,965 |
| Wrexham Maelor | 6,005,369 | 7,161,717 |
| Ynys Môn | 3,958,925 | 4,721,225 |
Table 3
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Expenditure on housing benefit in Welsh district authorities 1984–85
| ||
Authority
| Outturn £
| 1987 prices £
|
| Aberconway | 3,233,471 | 3,697,147 |
| Alyn and Deeside | 3,488,459 | 3,988,700 |
| Arfon | 4,099,903 | 4,687,825 |
| Blaenau Gwent | 7,953,853 | 9,094,427 |
| Brecknock | 1,918,139 | 2,193,198 |
| Cardiff | 25,558,080 | 29,223,081 |
| Carmarthen | 2,338,854 | 2,674,243 |
| Ceredigion | 3,049,313 | 3,486,581 |
| Colwyn | 3,769,468 | 4,310,006 |
| Cynon Valley | 4,782,881 | 5,468,741 |
| Delyn | 4,403,197 | 5,034,611 |
| Dinefwr | 1,854,263 | 2,120,162 |
| Dwyfor | 1,211,438 | 1,385,157 |
| Glyndwr | 1,978,590 | 2,262,318 |
| Islwyn | 4,430,481 | 5,065,807 |
| Llanelli | 5,020,298 | 5,740,203 |
| Lliw Valley | 3,758,387 | 4,297,336 |
| Meirionnydd | 1,804,686 | 2,063,476 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 5,714,809 | 6,534,306 |
| Monmouth | 3,311,660 | 3,786,548 |
| Montgomery | 2,179,563 | 2,492,110 |
| Neath | 4,215,275 | 4,819,741 |
| Newport | 12,480,450 | 14,270,133 |
| Ogwr | 10,023,888 | 11,461,303 |
| Port Talbot | 3,787,801 | 4,330,968 |
| Preseli | 3,791,901 | 4,335,655 |
| Radnor | 1,108,414 | 1,267,359 |
| Rhondda | 2,541,603 | 2,906,066 |
| Rhuddlan | 3,905,977 | 4,466,090 |
| Rhymney Valley | 9,536,720 | 10,904,275 |
| South Pembrokeshire | 2,727,903 | 3,119,081 |
| Swansea | 14,821,046 | 16,946,368 |
| Taff-Ely | 6,289,986 | 7,191,963 |
| Torfaen | 6,845,832 | 7,827,517 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 6,422,840 | 7,343,868 |
| Wrexham Maelor | 6,666,526 | 7,622,499 |
| Ynys Môn | 4,569,018 | 5,224,210 |
Table 4
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Expenditure on housing benefit in Welsh district authorities 1985–86
| ||
Authority
| Outturn £
| 1987 prices £
|
| Aberconwy | 3,602,835 | 3,877,911 |
| Alyn and Deeside | 3,812,003 | 4,103,049 |
| Arfon | 4,632,189 | 4,985,857 |
Authority
| Outturn £
| 1987 prices £
|
| Blaenau Gwent | 8,476,072 | 9,123,220 |
| Brecknock | 1,992,590 | 2,144,724 |
| Cardiff1 | 30,159,466 | 32,462,141 |
| Carmarthen | 2,725,054 | 2,933,112 |
| Ceredigion | 3,562,375 | 3,834,362 |
| Colwyn | 4,335,977 | 4,667,029 |
| Cyon Valley | 4,658,485 | 5,014,160 |
| Delyn | 4,602,692 | 4,954,108 |
| Dinefwr | 1,713,261 | 1,844,068 |
| Dwyfor | 1,336,843 | 1,438,911 |
| Glyndwr | 2,186,170 | 2,353,084 |
| Islwyn | 4,767,206 | 5,131,182 |
| Llanelli | 5,373,050 | 5,783,282 |
| Lliw Valley | 3,887,159 | 4,183,944 |
| Meirionnydd | 1,962,175 | 2,111,987 |
| Merthyr Tydfil1 | 6,147,747 | 6,617,127 |
| Monmouth1 | 4,365,897 | 4,699,233 |
| Montgomery | 2,468,077 | 2,656,515 |
| Neath | 4,388,349 | 4,723,399 |
| Newport | 14,884,973 | 16,021,441 |
| Ogwr | 10,344,711 | 11,134,530 |
| Port Talbot | 4,151,593 | 4,468,567 |
| Preseli | 4,385,572 | 4,720,410 |
| Radnor | 1,192,231 | 1,283,258 |
| Rhondda | 4,929,628 | 5,306,005 |
| Rhuddlan | 4,424,658 | 4,762,481 |
| Rhymney Valley | 9,702,133 | 10,442,891 |
| South Pembrokeshire | 3,207,215 | 3,452,086 |
| Swansea1 | 16,363,043 | 17,612,361 |
| Taff-Ely | 6,853,527 | 7,376,794 |
| Torfaen | 7,156,647 | 7,703,057 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 7,071,089 | 7,610,967 |
| Wrexham Maelor | 7,375,515 | 7,938,634 |
| Ynys Môn | 5,132,232 | 5,524,078 |
Note: The outturn figures have been extracted from local authorities' final claims to housing benefit subsidy some of which (at 1 ) have not yet been audited.
Table 5
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Expenditure on housing benefit in Welsh district authorities 1986–87
| ||
Authority
| Outturn
| 1987 Prices
|
£
| £
| |
| Aberconwy | 4,330,322 | 4,525,186 |
| Alyn and Deeside | 4,140,675 | 4,194,700 |
| Arfon | 4,582,320 | 4,788,524 |
| Blaenau Gwent | 9,187,800 | 9,601,251 |
| Brecknock | 2,301,530 | 2,405,099 |
| Cardiff | 36,450,000 | 38,090,250 |
| Carmarthen | 3,061,509 | 3,199,277 |
| Ceredigion | 4,020,500 | 4,201,423 |
| Colwyn | 4,852,280 | 5,070,633 |
| Cynon Valley | 5,233,813 | 5,469,335 |
| Delyn | 5,037,000 | 5,263,665 |
| Dinefwr | 1,988,785 | 2,078,280 |
| Dwyfor | 1,645,490 | 1,719,537 |
| Glyndwr | 2,566,300 | 2,681,784 |
| Islwyn | 5,054,862 | 5,282,331 |
| Llanelli | 5,531,364 | 5,780,275 |
| Lliw Valley | 4,198,287 | 4,387,210 |
| Meirionnydd | 2,427,421 | 2,536,655 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 5,482,000 | 5,728,690 |
| Monmouth | 4,313,837 | 4,508,085 |
| Montgomery | 2,763,900 | 2,888,276 |
| Neath | 4,666,711 | 4,876,713 |
| Newport | 14,801,000 | 15,467,045 |
| Ogwr | 11,548,455 | 12,068,135 |
| Port Talbot | 4,108,975 | 4,293,879 |
| Preseli | 4,665,100 | 4,875,030 |
| Radnor | 1,343,000 | 1,403,435 |
| Rhondda | 5,643,400 | 5,897,353 |
| Rhuddlan | 5,011,000 | 5,263,495 |
| Rhymney Valley | 10,617,272 | 11,095,049 |
| South Pembrokeshire | 3,541,644 | 3,701,018 |
| Swansea | 17,357,600 | 18,138,692 |
Authority
| Outturn
| 1987 Prices
|
£
| £
| |
| Taff-Ely | 7,666,390 | 8,011,378 |
| Torfaen | 10,312,769 | 10,776,844 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 8,200,000 | 8,569,000 |
| Wrexham Maelor | 7,401,800 | 7,734,881 |
| Ynys Mon | 6,105,446 | 6,380,191 |
Note: The outturn figures have been extracted from local authorities' mid-year revisions of their estimates of housing benefit costs made when claiming payments on account of subsidy.
Table 6
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Expenditure on housing benefit in Welsh district authorities 1987–88
| |
Authority
| Outturn
|
£
| |
| Aberconwy | 4,203,000 |
| Alyn and Deeside | 4,481,692 |
| Arfon | 5,082,000 |
| Blaenau Gwent | 9,986,730 |
| Brecknock | 2,364,000 |
| Cardiff | 34,400,000 |
| Carmarthen | 3,136,606 |
| Ceredigion | 3,994,730 |
| Colwyn | 5,155,500 |
| Cynon Valley | 5,480,690 |
| Delyn | 4,845,000 |
| Dinefwr | 1,956,650 |
| Dwyfor | 1,579,910 |
| Glyndwr | 2,355,000 |
| Islwyn | 5,165,970 |
| Llanelli | 5,937,175 |
| Lliw Valley | 4,383,046 |
| Meirionnydd | 2,147,797 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 6,646,000 |
| Monmouth | 4,821,997 |
| Montgomery | 2,819,480 |
| Neath | 4,993,532 |
| Newport | 15,280,000 |
| Ogwr | 11,382,782 |
| Port Talbot | 4,500,000 |
| Preseli | 5,005,500 |
| Radnor | 1,251,000 |
| Rhondda | 5,962,200 |
| Rhuddlan | 5,528,000 |
| Rhymney Valley | 11,109,547 |
| South Pembrokeshire | 3,714,532 |
| Swansea | 17,552,800 |
| Taff-Ely | 8,433,030 |
| Torfaen | 10,583,528 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 7,957,000 |
| Wrexham Maelor | 7,210,623 |
| Ynys Mon | 6,233,500 |
Note: The outturn figures have been extracted from authorities' preliminary estimates of housing benefit costs made when claiming payments on account of subsidy.