Housing Benefit: Private Rented Housing
(asked on 18th July 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much has been paid in housing benefit to those in private rented accommodation in each year since 2004.
This question was answered on 5th August 2019
The information you have requested can be found in the following table:
Housing Benefit Expenditure | ||||
Private Rented Sector tenants (£ million, nominal terms) | ||||
2004/05 | 2005/06 | 2006/07 | 2007/08 | 2008/09 |
3,354 | 3,716 | 4,276 | 4,698 | 5,624 |
2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 |
7,572 | 8,672 | 9,216 | 9,272 | 9,275 |
2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | |
9,098 | 8,783 | 8,291 | 7,709 | |