Such information as is available is in the following tables.
Number England 692,440 North East 36,790 North West 112,130 Yorkshire and the Humber 63,730 East Midlands 43,700 West Midlands 59,130 East 59,180 London 132,060 South East 104,700 South West 81,020
Number England 11,071,050 North East 55,380 North West 159,950 Yorkshire and the Humber 101,340 East Midlands 76,480 West Midlands 101,570 East 96,290 London 1200,140 South East 159,990 South West 119,910
Number London 132,060 Barking and Dagenham 2,690 Barnet 7,640 Bexley 2,130 Brent 8,590 Bromley 2,880 Camden 3,880 City of London 80 Croydon 7,380 Ealing 5,860 Enfield 6,610 Greenwich 2,980 Hackney 4,490 Hammersmith and Fulham 2,920 Haringey 7,400 Harrow 4,570 Havering 2,200 Hillingdon 3,380 Hounslow 3,310 Islington 2,180 Kensington and Chelsea 2,600 Kingston Upon Thames 1,690 Lambeth 4,710 Lewisham 5,400 Merton 2,620 Newham 8,140 Redbridge 4,830 Richmond Upon Thames 1,800 Southwark 3,180 Sutton 2,060 Tower Hamlets 2,000 Waltham Forest 4,480 Wandsworth 3,590 Westminster 3,810
Number London 1200,140 Barking and Dagenham 4,890 Barnet 2— Bexley 3,560 Brent 11,380 Bromley 4,340 Camden 4,120 City of London 110 Croydon 12,880 Ealing 8,690 Enfield 2— Greenwich 4,230 Hackney 7,190 Hammersmith and Fulham 3,720 Haringey 10,000 Harrow 7,000 Havering 3,410 Hillingdon 5,750 Hounslow 5,170 Islington 2,830 Kensington and Chelsea 3,350 Kingston Upon Thames 2,690 Lambeth 6,330 Lewisham 7,940 Merton 3,690 Newham 2— Redbridge 2— Richmond Upon Thames 2,390 Southwark 3,850 Sutton 3,400 Tower Hamlets 3,910 Waltham Forest 7,760 Wandsworth 6,000 Westminster 5,980 1 Estimates of the four missing London boroughs have been used to get these figures. 2 Denotes information not available until revised figures are released on 11 November 2009. Please visit http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd1/hb_ctb/Methodology_revision_webpage.pdf for an understanding of improvements in methodology for housing benefit/council tax benefit caseload national statistics. Notes: 1. The data refer 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. Figures may not sum due to rounding. 5. Housing benefit figures exclude any extended payment cases. 6. Private tenants exclude registered social landlords. Source: Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management Information System Quarterly 100 per cent, taken in May 2005 and Single Housing Benefit Extract (SHBE) taken in May 2009