Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Garston and Halewood constituency and (b) Liverpool City Region in receipt of local housing allowance were aged under 35 in each year since April 2010.
The information requested is in the tables below, with the exception that sub-setting the caseloads to where disability living allowance is received is not possible without incurring disproportionate cost.
Table A – Housing Benefit Local Housing Allowance Caseload by Age of Claimant, Garston and Halewood, May 2010 - May 2016
| All Cases | Aged under 35 | Aged 35+ |
May 2010 | 1,470 | 800 | 670 |
May 2011 | 1,715 | 920 | 795 |
May 2012 | 1,895 | 1,015 | 885 |
May 2013 | 1,950 | 960 | 990 |
May 2014 | 2,130 | 1,010 | 1,120 |
May 2015 | 1,830 | 800 | 1,030 |
May 2016 | 1,655 | 670 | 985 |
Notes:
Table B – Housing Benefit Local Housing Allowance Caseload by Age of Claimant, Liverpool City Region, May 2010 - May 2016
| All Cases | Aged under 35 | Aged 35+ |
May 2010 | 36,890 | 18,930 | 17,960 |
May 2011 | 42,665 | 21,055 | 21,610 |
May 2012 | 48,450 | 23,290 | 25,165 |
May 2013 | 50,180 | 23,150 | 27,030 |
May 2014 | 51,070 | 22,250 | 28,815 |
May 2015 | 48,040 | 19,425 | 28,615 |
May 2016 | 44,215 | 16,470 | 27,745 |
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