Jeremy Corbyn
Labour, Islington North
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.
Helen Goodman
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
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. | |
| 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. | ||
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