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Housing Benefit: South Holland and the Deepings

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 77986

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people claiming housing benefit in South Holland and the Deepings constituency in each of the last five years.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

Monthly statistics for the number of Housing Benefit claimants in Great Britain are published quarterly on Stat-Xplore. The statistics are available for various geographies, including local authority and parliamentary constituency, and are currently available to May 2025.

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