Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 20 December 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many recipients of housing benefit received (a) flat-rate and (b) non flat-rate deductions for (i) heating, (ii) hot water, (iii) lighting and (iv) cooking in the latest period for which figures are available.
Information is not available on housing benefit recipients who have deductions from their rent in respect of costs for heating, hot water and lighting.
The Department does collect some information on deductions from rent, in relation to private tenant boarders for cooking, from the Housing Benefit data Source (SHBE) but to assess the completeness of recording and quality assure the figures to answer this PQ would incur disproportionate cost.
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