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Housing Benefit

Volume 479: debated on Monday 21 July 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much was paid in housing benefit in the UK in each of the last three years. (219874)

Information regarding Northern Ireland is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

The information for Great Britain is in the table.

Housing benefit expenditure in Great Britain

(outturn—£ million)

Nominal terms

Real terms 2008-09 prices

2004-05

13,158

14,698

2005-06

13,928

15,237

2006-07

14,840

15,782

Notes:

1. Information sourced from local authority claims for housing revenue account subsidy and housing benefit subsidy.

2. Figures to 2005-06 are taken from the final audited subsidy claims submitted to the Department by each local authority.

3. Figures for 2006-07 are not yet audited, and represent provisional out-turn for the year.

Source:

DWP expenditure tables.

Benefit expenditure information is available online at

www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd4/medium_term.asp

Local authority expenditure Information is available online at

www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd4/HBandCTB_expenditure.asp