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 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.


Answered by
Caroline Nokes Portrait
Caroline Nokes
This question was answered on 18th April 2017

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:

  1. Source: Single Housing Benefit Extract (SHBE) administrative data.
  2. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5 and may not sum due to rounding.
  3. Where a couple receive Housing Benefit, the age category has been defined according to the age of the claimant rather than their partner.

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

Notes:

  1. Source: Single Housing Benefit Extract (SHBE) administrative data.
  2. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5 and may not sum due to rounding.
  3. Where a couple receive Housing Benefit, the age category has been defined according to the age of the claimant rather than their partner.
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