AQW 10214/22-27


Mr Daniel McCrossan
Social Democratic and Labour Party
West Tyrone


Tabled Date: 16/04/2024
Answered On Date: 30/04/2024
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities how many households in the private rented sector have rents that exceed the Local Housing Allowance, broken down by constituency, in the last three years.


Answer:
The number of households in the private rented sector with rents that exceed the Local Housing Allowance, broken down by constituency, in the last three years is shown below.
Universal Credit households in the private rented sector with rents that exceeded the LHA
PC2024
Nov-21
Nov-22
Nov-23
BELFAST EAST
1,090
1,150
1,290
BELFAST NORTH
1,490
1,670
1,890
BELFAST SOUTH AND MID DOWN
1,050
980
1,090
BELFAST WEST
1,100
1,160
1,310
EAST ANTRIM
1,220
1,350
1,490
EAST LONDONDERRY
1,760
1,890
2,090
FERMANAGH AND SOUTH TYRONE
1,470
1,610
1,850
FOYLE
1,720
1,830
1,980
LAGAN VALLEY
780
740
870
MID ULSTER
1,300
1,470
1,610
NEWRY AND ARMAGH
1,790
2,030
2,280
NORTH ANTRIM
1,410
1,620
1,840
NORTH DOWN
890
950
1,060
SOUTH ANTRIM
1,060
1,140
1,280
SOUTH DOWN
1,380
1,510
1,730
STRANGFORD
930
1,070
1,270
UPPER BANN
2,020
2,270
2,640
WEST TYRONE
1,660
1,870
2,140
UNKNOWN
2,360
2,610
2,350
Northern Ireland
26,460
28,910
32,020
Data source: Universal Credit Full Service system (UCFS). Note that due to retrospection of UCFS data UC figures are subject to change.
Housing benefit claimants with rents that exceeded the LHA
PC2024
Nov-21
Nov-22
Nov-23
BELFAST EAST
710
570
550
BELFAST NORTH
1,690
1,300
1,230
BELFAST SOUTH AND MID DOWN
740
550
500
BELFAST WEST
1,610
1,280
1,210
EAST ANTRIM
1,160
940
890
EAST LONDONDERRY
1,670
1,280
1,220
FERMANAGH AND SOUTH TYRONE
1,390
1,070
1,010
FOYLE
2,330
1,700
1,530
LAGAN VALLEY
790
590
530
MID ULSTER
1,400
1,020
950
NEWRY AND ARMAGH
1,770
1,290
1,180
NORTH ANTRIM
1,350
1,020
970
NORTH DOWN
1,110
760
720
SOUTH ANTRIM
1,050
760
690
SOUTH DOWN
1,760
1,270
1,210
STRANGFORD
1,020
800
760
UPPER BANN
1,990
1,500
1,460
WEST TYRONE
2,140
1,640
1,530
UNKNOWN
30
0
10
Northern Ireland
25,720
19,340
18,130
Data source: NIHE Housing Benefit Data
In producing the geographical analysis, records were attributed to an LHA area and parliamentary constituency based on their postcode. Not all records can be correctly allocated using this method and some cannot be allocated at all.
All claimant / household figures are rounded to the nearest ten. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
Note that the reduction in the number of Housing Benefit cases over the three years is due to the natural migration of working age customers from Housing Benefit to Universal Credit.