§ Mr. Austin-WalkerTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his estimate of the expenditure by his Department on housing benefit subsidy paid to local authorities in each of the years from 1989–90 to 1996–97; and what is his estimate for 1997–98 in respect of tenants of housing associations created as a result of large-scale voluntary transfer. [15164]
§ Mr. Roger Evans[holding answer 10 February 1997]: This information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is set out in the table:
Estimates of DSS housing benefit subsidy paid to local authorities in respect of private sector tenancies created as a result of large scale voluntary transfers Year Subsidy (£ million) 1990–91 9 1991–92 13 1992–93 37 1993–94 70 1994–95 110 1995–96 154 1996–97 216 1997–98 227 Source:
Departmental estimates used to inform the Public Expenditure Survey for the relevant year adjusted by the GDP deflator.
Notes:
1. The information relates only to the estimates of the housing benefit subsidy paid to local authorities in respect of private sector tenancies created as a result of large scale voluntary transfers for the years 1990–91 to 1997–98.