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Income Support: Mortgages
Danny Alexander:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average length of claim for income support mortgage interest was (i) inside and (ii) outside London in each year since 1995. [196681]
Mr. Plaskitt:
Information is not available in the format requested. Information is not available prior to 1997. The available information is in the following table.
| Claimants of income support mortgage interest by duration of claim in Great Britain (GB) and the London Government office region as at May each year |
| | All GB | Rest of GB | London |
|
1997
| | | |
|
All
|
302,500
|
261,000
|
41,500
|
|
Up to 3 months
|
7,500
|
6,800
|
700
|
|
3 months up to 6 months
|
12,900
|
11,300
|
1,500
|
|
6 months up to 1 year
|
24,400
|
21,200
|
3,100
|
|
1 year and up to 2 years
|
43,800
|
38,100
|
5,700
|
|
2 years and up to 5 years
|
105,700
|
90,300
|
15,500
|
|
5 years and over
|
108,200
|
93,300
|
15,000
|
| | | | |
|
1998
| | | |
|
All
|
282,200
|
243,600
|
38,600
|
|
Up to 3 months
|
6,400
|
5,700
|
600
|
|
3 months up to 6 months
|
12,100
|
10,500
|
1,500
|
|
6 months up to 1 year
|
25,500
|
22,400
|
3,100
|
|
1 year and up to 2 years
|
36,800
|
32,100
|
4,700
|
|
2 years and up to 5 years
|
87,800
|
75,200
|
12,600
|
|
5 years and over
|
113,600
|
97,600
|
16,000
|
| | | | |
|
1999
| | | |
|
All
|
264,500
|
228,800
|
35,800
|
|
Up to 3 months
|
6,400
|
5,800
|
600
|
|
3 months up to 6 months
|
10,700
|
9,600
|
1,100
|
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|
6 months up to 1 year
|
22,000
|
19,600
|
2,500
|
|
1 year and up to 2 years
|
36,600
|
31,800
|
4,900
|
|
2 years and up to 5 years
|
75,400
|
64,800
|
10,600
|
|
5 years and over
|
113,400
|
97,200
|
16,200
|
| | | | |
|
2000
| | | |
|
All
|
249,800
|
216,300
|
33,500
|
|
Up to 3 months
|
6,200
|
5,600
|
600
|
|
3 months up to 6 months
|
8,900
|
7,900
|
1,000
|
|
6 months up to 1 year
|
18,600
|
16,400
|
2,200
|
|
1 year and up to 2 years
|
34,500
|
30,300
|
4,200
|
|
2 years and up to 5 years
|
68,500
|
59,300
|
9,200
|
|
5 years and over
|
113,200
|
96,800
|
16,400
|
| | | | |
|
2001
| | | |
|
All
|
241,700
|
210,200
|
31,500
|
|
Up to 3 months
|
5,700
|
5,100
|
600
|
|
3 months up to 6 months
|
9,300
|
8,500
|
800
|
|
6 months up to 1 year
|
21,700
|
19,700
|
2,000
|
|
1 year and up to 2 years
|
31,100
|
27,300
|
3,800
|
|
2 years and up to 5 years
|
65,000
|
56,600
|
8,500
|
|
5 years and over
|
108,900
|
93,100
|
15,800
|
| | | | |
|
2002
| | | |
|
All
|
227,500
|
198,300
|
29,200
|
|
Up to 3 months
|
4,000
|
3,700
|
400
|
|
3 months up to 6 months
|
6,900
|
6,400
|
500
|
|
6 months up to 1 year
|
15,200
|
13,800
|
1,400
|
|
1 year and up to 2 years
|
34,000
|
30,500
|
3,500
|
|
2 years and up to 5 years
|
62,400
|
54,200
|
8,200
|
|
5 years and over
|
104,900
|
89,700
|
15,200
|
| | | | |
|
2003
| | | |
|
All
|
216,200
|
188,500
|
27,700
|
|
Up to 3 months
|
2,900
|
2,600
|
200
|
|
3 months up to 6 months
|
6,800
|
6,000
|
700
|
|
6 months up to 1 year
|
14,700
|
13,200
|
1,500
|
|
1 year and up to 2 years
|
26,500
|
23,600
|
2,800
|
|
2 years and up to 5 years
|
62,200
|
54,500
|
7,700
|
|
5 years and over
|
103,200
|
88,500
|
14,700
|
| | | | |
|
2004
| | | |
|
All
|
112,900
|
98,400
|
14,500
|
|
Up to 3 months
|
1,600
|
1,500
|
200
|
|
3 months up to 6 months
|
3,000
|
2,700
|
300
|
|
6 months up to 1 year
|
7,100
|
6,400
|
800
|
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|
1 year and up to 2 years
|
15,700
|
13,900
|
1,800
|
|
2 years and up to 5 years
|
33,700
|
29,600
|
4,200
|
|
5 years and over
|
51,700
|
44,300
|
7,400
|
| | | | |
|
2005
| | | |
|
All
|
104,400
|
91 ,800
|
12,700
|
|
Up to 3 months
|
1,400
|
1,400
|
100
|
|
3 months up to 6 months
|
2,900
|
2,700
|
200
|
|
6 months up to 1 year
|
7,000
|
6,300
|
700
|
|
1 year and up to 2 years
|
13,500
|
11,900
|
1,600
|
|
2 years and up to 5 years
|
30,600
|
27,100
|
3,500
|
|
5 years and over
|
49,000
|
42,400
|
6,600
|
| | | | |
|
2006
| | | |
|
All
|
96,800
|
85,000
|
11,900
|
|
Up to 3 months
|
1,000
|
1,000
|
100
|
|
3 months up to 6 months
|
2,600
|
2,300
|
300
|
|
6 months up to 1 year
|
6,800
|
6,100
|
700
|
|
1 year and up to 2 years
|
13,100
|
11,400
|
1,700
|
|
2 years and up to 5 years
|
26,400
|
23,300
|
3,100
|
|
5 years and over
|
46,900
|
40,900
|
6,000
|
| | | | |
|
2007
| | | |
|
All
|
91,100
|
79,600
|
11,400
|
|
Up to 3 months
|
900
|
900
|
100
|
|
3 months up to 6 months
|
2,600
|
2,300
|
200
|
|
6 months up to 1 year
|
5,900
|
5,200
|
700
|
|
1 year and up to 2 years
|
12,300
|
10,700
|
1,500
|
|
2 years and up to 5 years
|
24,900
|
21,700
|
3,200
|
|
5 years and over
|
44,500
|
38,800
|
5,700
|
Notes:
1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred.
2. Figures have been taken from 5 per cent. samples and uprated in line with 100 per cent. WPLS totals.
3. Figures are based on 5 per cent. samples and are therefore subject to sampling variation.
4. Figures are affected by the introduction of tax credits in April 2003 and claimants aged 60 or over who transferred to pension credit in October 2003.
5. Jobseeker’s allowance was introduced in October 1996 and replaced unemployment benefit (UB) and income support (IS) as the benefit for unemployed people seeking work. Therefore a consistent IS time series is shown from May 1997.
Source:
DWP Information Directorate 5 per cent. samples
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