Housing Benefit
(asked on 20th July 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of the gross value of all housing benefit payments was allocated to claimants in (a) England, (b) Northern Ireland, (c) Scotland and (d) Wales in each of the last three years.
The table below shows the proportion of total Housing Benefit expenditure in Great Britain that was spent in England, Wales and Scotland over the last three years. Housing Benefit in Northern Ireland is a matter for the Northern Ireland Office.
| 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 |
England | 88% | 89% | 89% |
Wales | 4% | 4% | 4% |
Scotland | 7% | 7% | 7% |
Source: Local Authority subsidy returns
Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to nearest 1%, and do not sum to 100% in 2012/13.