Statistics published by the Department for Work and Pensions
today revealed that the number of people claiming housing benefit as of May
2013 was 5,072,264. The number claiming
the benefit in April was 5,062,172, meaning there were 10,092 new claimants
over the period of a month. Year on year, housing benefit claims rose by
40,526, as in May 2012 the number of people claiming was 5,031,738. A total of
£3.39 million of the housing benefit claimed in May 2013 were from people
living in the social rented sector, with 1.68 million private sector
tenants. Download the statistics from
the Govuk website.
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