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Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what research he has commissioned into the operation of non-dependant deductions from housing benefit; and if he will make a statement. [118812]
Mr. Plaskitt: The Department last commissioned research into non-dependant deductions in the mid 1990s.
We have no plans to commission further research into the operation of non-dependant deductions from housing benefit, but we will keep them under review.
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the proportion of housing benefit that was (a) overpaid and (b) underpaid due to the incorrect application of non-dependant deductions in the latest period for which figures are available. [118814]
Mr. Plaskitt: The housing benefit review survey estimates that in 2005-06 the proportion of housing benefit expenditure overpaid due to incorrect or missing non-dependant deductions was 0.3 per cent. The equivalent figure for underpaid housing benefit expenditure was 0.1 per cent.
The underpayment estimate only covers recipients who were getting less than they were entitled to, and does not include those who were entitled to benefits but did not apply.
Mr. Graham Stuart: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many tenants are claiming local housing allowance in each of the 18 pathfinder areas; and if he will make a statement. [125029]
Mr. Plaskitt: The information is in the following table:
Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average housing benefit payment for a (a) single pensioner, (b) married pensioner, (c) single person under pensionable age, (d) married couple under pensionable age and (e) married couple with children was in (i) 1997 and (ii) at the latest available date. [127209]
Mr. Plaskitt: The available information is in the following table.
Average weekly amounts of housing benefit: (£ per week) | |||||
As at May each year: | Those aged 60 or over with no partner | Those aged 60 or over with a partner | Those aged under 60 with no partner | Those aged under 60 with a partner | Those with a partner and children |
Notes: 1. The figures are based on a 1 per cent. sample and subject to a degree of sampling variation. 2. Housing benefit cases exclude extended payment cases. 3. Average amounts are shown to the nearest penny. 4. Pensioner figures refer to cases where the claimant and/or partner are aged 60 or over. 5. Figures for those under 60 refer to cases where both claimant and partner are under 60. Source: Housing benefit and council tax benefit management information system, annual 1 per cent. sample, taken in May 2003. |
Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many lone parents had claimed income support for (a) up to three months, (b) between three and six months, (c) between six and 12 months, (d) between one and two years, (e) between two years and three years and (f) more than three years in each quarter since 1992. [121436]
Mr. Jim Murphy: Information is not available prior to 1999. The available information is in the following table.
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