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At August 2014, the latest period for which data is available, there were 115,935 Housing Benefit claimants aged 18 to 21.<\/p>

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Expenditure information is in the table below.<\/p>

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Housing Benefit expenditure for 18 to 21 year olds, £millions<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

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Nominal terms<\/p><\/td>

Real terms, 2014/15 prices<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2011/12<\/p><\/td>

776<\/p><\/td>

818<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2012/13<\/p><\/td>

750<\/p><\/td>

778<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013/14<\/p><\/td>

685<\/p><\/td>

698<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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Source: Single Housing Benefit Extract and Local Authority subsidy returns.<\/p>

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Notes:<\/p>

1. Benefit expenditure is available for financial years only.<\/p>

2. Figures at 2014/15 prices are deflated using GDP deflators published following the 2014 Autumn Statement at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/383988/GDP_Deflators_Autumn_Statement_December_2014_update.xls<\/a><\/p>

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