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<p /> <p>The information is in the table below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="4"><p>Average annual amount of Housing Benefit in East Lothian</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cash
terms</p></td><td><p>£3,310</p></td><td><p>£3,360</p></td><td><p>£3,410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Real
terms, 2014/15 prices</p></td><td><p>£3,490</p></td><td><p>£3,490</p></td><td><p>£3,480</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>Source: Single Housing Benefit Extract.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1.
Housing Benefit data by Parliamentary Constituency is not available prior to 2011.</p><p>2.
Annual figures are derived using monthly statistics on the caseload and average weekly
award. They represent the average amount that would be received by someone claiming
for the full year.</p><p>3. Figures in 2014/15 prices are deflated using the GDP deflator
series published following the 2014 Autumn Statement at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/383988/GDP_Deflators_Autumn_Statement_December_2014_update.xls"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/383988/GDP_Deflators_Autumn_Statement_December_2014_update.xls</a></p><p>4.
Figures have been rounded to the nearest £10.</p>
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