Housing Benefit: East Lothian
(asked on 10th March 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average amount of annual housing benefit payments per applicant was in East Lothian constituency in each year since 2010.
The information is in the table below.
Average annual amount of Housing Benefit in East Lothian | |||
| 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 |
Cash terms | £3,310 | £3,360 | £3,410 |
Real terms, 2014/15 prices | £3,490 | £3,490 | £3,480 |
Source: Single Housing Benefit Extract.
Notes:
1. Housing Benefit data by Parliamentary Constituency is not available prior to 2011.
2. Annual figures are derived using monthly statistics on the caseload and average weekly award. They represent the average amount that would be received by someone claiming for the full year.
3. Figures in 2014/15 prices are deflated using the GDP deflator series published following the 2014 Autumn Statement at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/383988/GDP_Deflators_Autumn_Statement_December_2014_update.xls
4. Figures have been rounded to the nearest £10.