As at May 2004, the most recent available information, the average amount of council tax benefit paid to families with one or more children, where disability living allowance was in payment to a member of the family was £15.23. For families with one or more children where nobody in the family received disability living allowance, the average amount of council tax benefit was £13.27.
Notes:
1. Council tax benefit excludes any second adult rebate cases.
2. Average weekly amounts are rounded to the nearest penny.
3. A family refers to a lone claimant or couple with responsibility for at least one child.
Source:
Housing benefit and council tax benefit management information system, annual 1 per cent sample, taken in May 2004.
[holding answer 16 September 2008]: The available information is in the table.
Number/proportion All recipients 4,759,000 In receipt of 100 per cent. benefit 3,826,000 In receipt of less than 100 per cent. benefit 933,000 Proportion of those receiving less than 100 per cent. benefit 19.61 Notes: 1. The figures are based on a 1 per cent. sample and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling variation. 2. The data refers to benefit units, which may be a single person or a couple. 3. The figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand and may not sum due to rounding. 4. Council tax benefit figures exclude any single adult rebate cases. 5. This is the latest available data containing the necessary breakdown. Source: Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management Information System Annual 1 per cent. sample taken in May 2004.