The available information is in the following table.
Local authority Council tax benefit recipients aged 60 and over1 Population aged 60 and over Percentage of population aged 60 and over in receipt of council tax benefit Darlington 5,090 22,200 23.0 Hartlepool 6,390 19,200 33.3 Middlesbrough 7,880 27,000 29.2 Redcar and Cleveland 8,270 32,800 25.2 Stockton on Tees 8,910 37,100 24.0 1 Council tax benefit figures exclude any second adult rebate cases. Notes: 1. The data refer to benefit units, which may be a single person or a couple. 2. Council tax benefit caseloads are rounded to the nearest 10 and percentages to one decimal place. 3. Population figures are rounded to the nearest 100. 4. Figures for any non-responding authorities have been estimated. 5. “Aged 60 and over” is defined as benefit units where the claimant and/or partner are aged 60 and over. Therefore figures will contain some claimants aged under60 where there is a partner aged over 60 years. Source: Housing benefit and council tax benefit management information system. Quarterly 100 per cent. caseload stock-count taken in August 2006; and mid-2005 ONS population estimates