The number of housing benefits claimants in Great Britain has risen by more than 130,000 to 4.9 million. Statistics released by the Department for Work and Pensions show that as of October 2011 there were 4.92 million people receiving housing benefit - 132,430 more than the same time the previous year. Of the total, 68 per cent were social tenants and three-quarters were aged under-65 with the average weekly amount of £87.03 being paid. Single people made up the largest category of claimants with 3.89 million of them receiving housing benefits – almost two thirds of who were female. According to the figures, 79 per cent of tenants in the private sector received local housing allowance. Read more and download a copy of the figures at the DWP website.
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