Housing Benefit (Cost) Mr. Ron Davies asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average payment of housing benefit per council tenant by county in Wales. Mr. Whitney The information in the table has been derived from authorities' initial claims for subsidy for the year 1984–85. The average weekly payment of housing benefit for council tenant, and new town tenant, recipients by county in Wales is estimated as follows: ----------------- | | ----------------- | | ----------------- |Clwyd | ----------------- |Dyfed | ----------------- |Gwent | ----------------- |Gwynedd | ----------------- |Mid-Glamorgan | ----------------- |Powys | ----------------- |South Glamorgan| ----------------- |West Glamorgan | -----------------