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Council Tax Benefits: Greater London

Volume 482: debated on Tuesday 4 November 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people he estimates were (a) eligible for and (b) in receipt of council tax benefits in (i) London, (ii) the London Borough of Hillingdon and (iii) Uxbridge constituency in each year since 1997 for which figures are available. (231801)

Estimates of the numbers eligible for council tax benefit are not available below the level of Great Britain. It is, therefore, not possible to provide estimates of the numbers entitled in London, the London borough of Hillingdon, and the constituency of Uxbridge.

The available information on recipients of council tax benefit for London and the London borough of Hillingdon is in the following table. Information is not available broken down by parliamentary constituency.

Number of council tax benefit recipients in London and the London borough of Hillingdon: as at May each year

London

Hillingdon

1997

759,720

17,660

1998

728,260

17,520

1999

692,540

17,350

2000

628,650

16,980

2001

607,160

16,360

2002

615,320

16,090

2003

633,530

15,810

2004

672,070

17,360

2005

708,440

17,890

2006

717,610

18,140

2007

724,440

18,200

Notes:

1. Recipients refers to benefit units, which may be a single person or a couple.

2. The figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.

3. Figures for any non-responding authorities have been estimated.

4. Council tax benefit totals exclude any second adult rebate cases.

Source:

Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management Information System Quarterly 100 per cent. caseload stock-count taken in May 1997 to May 2007