Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 20 January 2014.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the spending on housing benefit has been in cash terms in each year since 2009; and how much was paid in respect of (a) out-of-work claimants and (b) claimants in work in each year.
The following table shows out-turn expenditure on housing benefit by work status.
Housing benefit out-turn expenditure by work status of claimants | ||||
£ million, nominal | ||||
Out of work | ||||
Working age | Pensioner | In work | Total | |
2009-10 | 12,406 | 5,221 | 2,362 | 19,989 |
2010-11 | 12,241 | 5,970 | 3,215 | 21,427 |
2011-12 | 12,726 | 6,186 | 3,908 | 22,820 |
2012-13 | 13,119 | 6,371 | 4,410 | 23,900 |
Notes: 1. In-work expenditure is based on instances where either the claimant or their partner has recorded earnings while out of work expenditure is based on instances where both the claimant and partner have no recorded earnings, estimated using administrative data from local authority systems. 2. Cases where either the claimant or their partner is above guarantee credit age are categorised as pensioners, while cases where both the claimant and partner are under guarantee credit age are categorised as working age. 3. Figures may differ from those given in other analyses of benefits paid to households with earnings, where they are based on the family resources survey. Source: Local authority statistical data and subsidy returns. |
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