Written question asked by Roseanna Cunningham (Scottish National Party) on Wednesday, 24 June 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 7 July 1998. It was answered by Lord Bradley (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 July 1998 on behalf of the Department of Social Security.

Dept of Social Security

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will list the amount of housing benefit expenditure in Scotland for 1995-96, 1996-97 and 1997-98, broken down into (a) the private rented sector, (b) housing association sector and (c) the public sector. - Table given. (Further information at 316 c726-7W)

Answer: Ms Roseanna Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the amount of housing benefit expenditure in Scotland for 1995-96, 1996-97 and 1997-98, broken down into (a) the private rented sector, (b) housing association sector and (c) the public sector. [47976] Mr. Keith Bradley: The information available is set out in the table. Scottish housing benefit expenditure £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1995-96 1996-97 Private rented Sector 197 199 Housing Association Sector 78 101 Public Sector (Council and New Town Tenants) 275 300 All Housing Benefit 550 600 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Expenditure rounded to the nearest million Source: 1. 1998-99 Social Security Departmental Record 2. Housing Benefit Management Information System (HBMIS) 1 per cent. samples

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 47976; 315 c445W
Session: 1997-98
Subjects: Council housing Housing benefit Housing associations Private sector Scotland Rented housing
Contains statistics: Yes