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<p /> <p /> <p>Since May 2010, the number of out-of-work Housing Benefit claimants
has fallen. Action this Government has taken is bringing the ballooning housing benefit
bill under control - saving the taxpayer around £6bn by the end of this Parliament</p><p>
</p><p>Housing benefit has always helped those in and out of work. The average rate
of increase of housing benefit claimants in work has slowed under this Government,
having increased by more than 50% in just 18 months under the last Government. And
we have seen a fall in the number of housing benefit claimants in the last year.</p><p>
</p><p>(1) Analysis of the Labour Force Survey for the most recent period Jan-Mar
2014 shows that:</p><p>Of those aged 18-21 in England, around 1,567,000 are employed.</p><p>Of
those aged 22-24 in England, around 1,242,000 are employed.</p><p>(2) (3)The information
for those in work or undertaking apprenticeships, is only available for HB recipients
whose claim is not passported: that is for those who do not receive the following
benefits: Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance (Income-Based), Employment and Support
Allowance (Income-Based), or Pension Credit (Guaranteed Credit).</p><p>The information
that shows those in work for HB recipients whose claim is not passported can be found
at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a></p><p>Guidance
on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm"
target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm</a></p><p>Those
in apprenticeships are recorded as being in work and cannot be separately identified.</p><p>The
economic status of all Housing Benefit (HB) recipients is not available and could
only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p>
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