Local Housing Allowance: Liverpool City Region
(asked on 29th March 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in (a) Garston and Halewood constituency and (b) Liverpool City Region received local housing allowance for properties with more than four bedrooms in each year since April 2010.
The information requested is in the tables below.
Table A – Housing Benefit LHA Caseload by property size, Garston and Halewood, May 2010 - May 2016
| 1-bed | 2-bed | 3-bed | 4-bed |
May 2010 | 240 | 445 | 685 | 75 |
May 2011 | 275 | 515 | 785 | 85 |
May 2012 | 300 | 555 | 855 | 105 |
May 2013 | 345 | 550 | 900 | 100 |
May 2014 | 400 | 615 | 935 | 100 |
May 2015 | 300 | 530 | 860 | 95 |
May 2016 | 250 | 505 | 765 | 90 |
Notes:
- Source: Single Housing Benefit Extract (SHBE) administrative data.
- Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5 and may not sum due to rounding.
Table B – Housing Benefit LHA Caseload and >4 bed properties as a proportion of total LHA caseload, Liverpool City Region, May 2010
| Garston and Halewood | Liverpool City Region | ||||
| All LHA Cases | >4 bed | % cases greater than 4 bed | All LHA Cases | >4 bed | % cases greater than 4 bed |
May 2010 | 1,470 | 5 | 0.4% | 36,890 | 270 | 0.7% |
May 2011 | 1,715 | 10 | 0.6% | 42,665 | 325 | 0.8% |
May 2012 | 1,895 | 15 | 0.7% | 48,450 | 295 | 0.6% |
May 2013 | 1,950 | 10 | 0.6% | 50,180 | 325 | 0.6% |
May 2014 | 2,130 | 15 | 0.7% | 51,070 | 290 | 0.6% |
May 2015 | 1,830 | 10 | 0.4% | 48,040 | 280 | 0.6% |
May 2016 | 1,655 | 5 | 0.4% | 44,215 | 260 | 0.6% |
Notes:
- Source: Single Housing Benefit Extract (SHBE) administrative data.
- Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5 and may not sum due to rounding.
- Total LHA caseload includes a small number of cases where the number of bedrooms is unknown.