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Warm Front Scheme

Volume 498: debated on Tuesday 3 November 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what proportion of those who have qualified for support under the Warm Front scheme are in receipt of each type of non-taxable social security benefit. (297086)

[holding answer 2 November 2009]: The following table details the proportion of households assisted by the Warm Front scheme who are in receipt of each type of qualifying benefit (all qualifying benefits are non-taxable).

Benefit type

Percentage per total households assisted

Attendance allowance

11.62

Child benefit

2.24

Child tax credit

20.26

Constant attendance allowance

0.09

Council tax benefit

10.08

Disability living allowance

27.79

Disability premium

1.87

Disabled persons tax credit

0.01

Housing benefit

1.19

Income based employment and support allowance

0.05

Income based job seekers allowance

0.85

Income support

5.95

Industrial injuries disablement benefit

0.09

Lone parent family

0.39

Maternity certificate (Mat B1)

0.09

Mobility supplement

0.23

Pension credit

24.08

State pension as main source of income

0.02

War disablement pension

0.18

Working families tax credit

0.08

Working tax credit

2.28

Note:

Dates: June 2005 to 31 August 2009

Some households will be in receipt of more than one benefit, such households have been counted against each individual benefit.