Mortgages
Work and Pensions
David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency and (b) the London borough of Bexley were in receipt of support for mortgage interest at the most recent date for which figures are available.
Steve Webb (Minister of State (Pensions), Work and Pensions; Thornbury and Yate, Liberal Democrat)
The available information is presented in the following table, covering recipients of income support, jobseeker's allowance and pension credit. The information is not available for recipients of employment and support allowance.
| Benefit recipients receiving help with mortgage interest in Bexleyheath and Crayford parliamentary constituency and the London borough of Bexley: May 2011 | |
| Area | Recipients |
| London Borough of Bexley | 800 |
| Bexleyheath and Crayford Parliamentary Constituency | (1)300 |
| (1 )These are based on very few sample cases and are subject to a high degree of sampling variation. Notes: 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred. 2. Figures are based on 5% sample data. All figures are subject to a degree of sampling variation. 3. Figures have been uprated by using 5% proportions against 100% Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS) data. 4. These data relate to recipients of income support, pension credit and jobseeker's allowance receiving help with mortgage interest. 5. Information on recipients of employment and support allowance receiving help with mortgage interest is not available. Source: Department for Work and Pensions, Information Governance and Security Directorate | |