Jeremy Corbyn:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when she expects to publish her proposals on the future of housing benefit. [307248]
Helen Goodman:
As set out in the pre-Budget report, the Government intend to launch an immediate consultation on housing benefit reform.
Housing Benefit: Islington
Jeremy Corbyn:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what average amount of housing benefit was paid to claimants who are (a) local authority, (b) housing association and (c) private sector tenants in the London borough of Islington in each of the last three years. [307249]
Helen Goodman:
The available information is in the tables.
Average amount of weekly housing benefit by tenure: London borough of Islington as at August 2007
£
Local authority (council) tenants
85.34
Housing association tenants
99.68
Private sector tenants
141.71
Notes:
1. The data refers to benefit units, which may be a single person or a couple.
2. The figures have been rounded to the nearest penny. Source:
Housing benefit and council tax benefit management information system quarterly 100 per cent. taken in August 2007.
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Average amount of weekly housing benefit by tenure: London borough of Islington, as at November 2008 and August 2009
£
November 2008
August 2009
Local authority (council) tenants
82.79
86.40
Housing association tenants
104.10
109.33
Private sector tenants
169.81
184.32
Notes:
1. The data refers to benefit units, which may be a single person or a couple.
2. The figures have been rounded to the nearest penny. Source:
Single housing benefit extract (SHBE) taken in November 2008 and August 2009.
Jeremy Corbyn:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what information her Department holds on the average amount of housing benefit paid to those in receipt of jobseeker's allowance in the London borough of Islington. [307250]
Helen Goodman:
The most recent available information is that, as at August 2009, the Average amount of weekly housing benefit paid to recipients of jobseeker's allowance in the London borough of Islington was £115.83.
Notes:
1. The data refer to benefit units, which may be a single person or a couple.
2. The figure has been rounded to the nearest penny.
Source:
Single housing benefit extract (SHBE) taken in August 2009.
Jobseeker's Allowance
Bill Wiggin:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of 15 Dec 2009 : Column 1016W
claimants of jobseeker's allowance were aged (a) under 21, (b) 22 to 25, (c) 26 to 30, (d) 31 to 35, (e) 36 to 40, (f) 41 to 45, (g) 46 to 50, (h) 51 to 55, (i) 56 to 60 and (j) over 60 years old in each month since January 2005; and if she will make a statement. [307152]
Angela E. Smith:
I have been asked to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Jil Matheson, dated December 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, asking how many and what proportion of claimants of jobseeker's allowance were aged (a) under 21, (b) 22 to 25, (c) 26 to 30, (d) 31 to 35, (e) 36 to 40, (f) 41 to 45, (g) 46 to 50, (h) 51 to 55, (i) 56 to 60 and (j) over 60 years old in each month since January 2005; and if the Secretary of State will make a statement. (307152).
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles the number of claimants of Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) from the Jobcentre Plus administrative system. Table 1 shows the number of persons aged (a) under 20, (b) 20 to 24, (c) 25 to 29, (d) 30 to 34, (e) 35 to 39, (f) 40 to 44, (g) 45 to 49, (h) 50 to 54, (i) 55 to 59 and (j) 60 and over who were claiming JSA in each month since January 2005. Table 2 shows the proportion of total claimants of JSA by each of these age groups in each month since January 2005. These are our standard age ranges. I am sorry that the data can not be presented for the age groups requested.
National and local area estimates for many labour market statistics, including employment, unemployment and claimant count are available on the Nomis website at:
