HC Deb 02 July 1984 vol 63 cc52-3W
Mr. Heddle

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he has decided the breakdown of the Housing Corporation's approved development programme for 1984–85.

Mr. Gow

My right hon. Friend announced on 22 November that the gross provision for the Housing Corporation in 1984–85 was £687 million, comprising an allocation of £617 million plus an estimated £70 million of capital receipts.

Of the gross provision of £687 million, £518 million will be needed to meet existing commitments on fair rent and hostel schemes.

The balance of the provision will be used largely to finance new projects for rent, and low cost home ownership including a provision for the new scheme for tenants of charitable housing associations which will be launched later in the summer.

The detailed breakdown of the corporation's approved development programme is as follows:

£ million £ million
Gross allocation 687
Memorandum of Authorisation:
Programme Heads
Existing fair rent and hostel projects
1. Contracted expenditure (Block 1): 413
2. New tenders approved (Block 2): 105
New fair rent and hostel projects
3. (a) Sheltered housing for the elderly* 12
(b) Hostels and other shared housing2020; 7
(c) Other needs (rehabilitation and new build)‡ 31 50
Other tenures
4. (a) Improvement for sale Committed expenditure New projects 85 102
(b) Leasehold schemes for the elderly 17
(c) Shared ownership
5. Major repairs 10
6. Mini HAG 1
681
7. Right-to-buy mortgages 6
687

Note 1: Included in blocks 2 and 3 (fair rent) and 4 (home ownership) is an additional amount of £7 million provided by the Secretary of State to cover the cost of certain projects to be undertaken in Merseyside.

Note 2: In addition to provision for low cost home ownership within the ADP a proportion of expenditure on committed and new projects is to be met by the use of index-linked private finance.

*"Elderly" incorporates all provision specifically for elderly people, Abbeyfields, schemes for the frail elderly and almshouses.

†"Other shared housing" includes cluster flats, group homes and move-on accommodation involving special design.

‡"Other needs": associations will receive priority where their schemes contain provision for the elderly, disabled or for people moving on from hostels.