Housing (London) (Hansard, 31 October 1996)

HC Deb 31 October 1996 vol 284 cc186-7W 186W

§ Mr. John Marshall
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list(a) the level of rent arrears, (b) the number of empty council houses and (c) the level of council tax and similar arrears for each London local authority. [238]

§ Mr. Clappison
The latest available information is as follows:
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LA Rent arrears¹ at end March 1995 LA vacants² at 1 April 1995

Amount (£000) Percentage of rent roll Number Percentage of dwellings Council Tax arrears³ (£000) Community charge arrears (£000)

Sutton 1,265 5.2 76 0.8 1,215 1,555

Tower Hamlets 3,987 5.5 1,562 4.2 4,156 5,437

Waltham Forest 2,404 6.6 465 2.9 8,134 16,656

Wandsworth 4,362 6.7 508 2.4 2,091 181

Westminster 3,100 6.0 263 1.7 4,110 67

¹Source:
Housing Subsidy Claim Form (SCF) returns.
¹Source:
Housing Investment Programme (HIP1) returns.
¹Source:
Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA). n/a = not available.