Renters in receipt of housing benefit in England 2017

This statistic shows the share of renters in receipt of housing benefit in England in 2016/2017, by employment status and tenure. The group with the largest proportion of such renter was unemployed social renters, 80.9 of which were in receipt of housing benefit.

Percentage of renters in receipt of housing benefit in England (UK) in 2016/17, by economic status and tenure*

Characteristic	Private renters	Social renters
Working	13.7%	29.8%
Not working	46.3%	80.9%

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Release date

January 2018

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* Social renters are described by the source as households renting from Local Authorities (including Arms Length Management Organizations (ALMOs) and Housing Action Trusts) and Housing Associations, Local Housing Companies, co-operatives and charitable trusts.
This statistic is using original data from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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