§ Mr. ButterfillTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many homes are(a) owner occupied, (b) privately rented without housing benefit, (c) privately rented with housing benefit, (d) rented from local authorities and (e) rented from housing trusts or housing associations (i) in England and Wales and (ii) in the Borough of Bournemouth; and if he will provide comparable figures for 1987. [8756]
§ Mr. Raynsford[holding answer 15 July 1997]: The Department's estimates of the stock of dwellings in England as at December 1987 and December 1996 are shown in the table below.
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England—stock of dwellings (000s) Owner occupied Rented privately or with job1 Rented from housing associations Rented from local authorities Total December 1987 12,264 1,899 512 4,403 19,078 December 1996 13,865 2,116 946 3,586 20,514 1 Notionally includes renting from other public sector. The information used to compile these figures does not show how much of the privately rented stock contains people claiming housing benefit. However information from the Family Resources Survey (FRS) shows that during 1995–96 nearly one third of private renters (including those in rent free accommodation) were claiming housing benefit. Comparable figures for 1987 are not available.
Bournemouth—stock of dwellings Private Rented from housing associations Rented from local authorities Rented from other public sector Total April 1987 60,644 638 6,591 375 68,248 April 1996 65,325 1,985 5,726 60 73,096 It is not possible to provide reliable information at local authority area level compatible with the FRS data quoted above.
§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many people have been living in houses in multiple occupation in each of the last five years; how many of them have been aged under 25 years and what proportion of those aged(a) under 25 years and (b) over 25 years have been (i) male and (ii) female. [8800]
Age and gender of occupiers of HMOs in England (percentage in brackets) Traditional HMOs (bedsits) Shared houses/flats Households with lodgers Purpose Built HMO Self-contained converted flats Hostels, boarding houses etc All HMOs Number of People in HMO 631,467 343,187 106,645 246,354 1,533,597 237,717 3,098,967 Under 251 457,605 (72) 202,855 (59) 58,012 (54) 98,542 (40) 483,579 (32) 121,236 (51) 1,421,829 Male 283,743 (62) 115,322 (57) 41,338 (71) n/a 242,861 (50) 67,607 (56) — Female 173,862 (38) 87,534 (43) 16,674 (29) n/a 240,718 (50) 53,629 (44) — 25 and over2 173,862 (28) 140,332 (41) 48,633 (46) 147,812 (60) 1,050,018 (68) 116,481 (49) 1,677,144 Male 150,217 (86) 79,197 (56) 27,443 (56) n/a 496,437 (47) 86,469 (74) — Female 23,645 (14) 61,135 (44) 21,190 (44) n/a 553,581 (53) 30,013 (26) — Source:
Totals from the Local Authority Houses in Multiple Occupation Survey 1995. Proportions from the English House Condition Survey 1991 and Census 1991.
1Under 30 years old for hostel residents.
2 30 and over for hostel residents.