Housing benefit is not paid to owner-occupiers. Council tax benefit information is not available by tenure type.
The available information is in the following tables.
Housing benefit (HB) Council tax benefit All HB Social rented Private rented Other All council tax benefit May 2001 32,360 27,020 5,340 — 35,380 May 2005 29,090 24,670 4,420 — 33,020 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 ten. Totals may not sum due to rounding. 3. Housing Benefit figures exclude any Extended Payment cases. 4. Council Tax Benefit figures exclude Second Adult Rebates. 5. — represents nil or negligible. 6. ‘Owner/Occupier’ tenure type is not available from the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management Information System data source. Source: Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management Information System quarterly 100 per cent. taken in May 2001 and May 2005.
Number of housing benefit and council tax benefit recipients in Newcastle upon Tyne by tenure: May 2001 and May 2005Housing benefit (HB)Council tax benefitAll HBSocial rentedPrivate rentedOtherAll council tax benefitMay 200929,99025,0404,9401033,690 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 ten.3. Figures for any non-responding authorities have been estimated.4. Totals may not sum due to rounding.5. Housing Benefit figures exclude any Extended Payment cases.6. Council Tax Benefit figures exclude Second Adult Rebates.Source: Single Housing Benefit Extract (SHBE) taken in May 2009.