§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how much money has been allocated by(a) his Department and (b) the Housing Corporation to support new social housing in the Southampton City Council area in each of the last five years. [27557]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThe Department provides funding for new social housing through grant-in-aid to the Housing Corporation. The grant is allocated to Registered Social Landlords through the Housing Corporation's Approved Development Programme. Local authorities can also choose to invest in new social housing. Local authority spending on the provision of new social housing by Registered Social Landlords which meets the Housing Corporation's criteria is reimbursed by Local Authority Social Housing Grant from the Corporation.
Allocations for the provision of new social housing by Registered Social Landlords in Southampton are shown. Additional social lettings are also provided through grants to tenants to help them buy a new home and vacate their existing dwelling for reletting, and the Housing 310W Corporation's Do-It-Yourself Shared Ownership scheme for tenants (DIYSO). Expenditure on these home ownership schemes is excluded from the figures.
£ million 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 Approved Development Programme 2.99 4.36 2.14 3.80 2.22 Local Authority Social Housing Grant 2.11 2.56 1.21 1.26 0.80 Notes:
1. 1997–98 figures are start of year allocations.
2. The figures include allocations for new build social housing and the purchase and rehabilitation of existing private sector properties for social housing. The figures exclude allocations for: works to existing stock owned by Registered Social Landlords; temporary social and market rent housing; grants to help tenants buy a new home and vacate their existing property for reletting; and the Housing Corporation's Do-It-Yourself Shared Ownership scheme.
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how much money has been allocated by(a) his Department and (b) the Housing Corporation to support new social housing in the Winchester City Council area, in each of the last five years. [28333]
§ Mr. Raynsford[holding answer 9 February 1998]: The Department provides funding for new social housing through grant-in-aid to the Housing Corporation. The grant is allocated to Registered Social Landlords through the Housing Corporation's Approved Development Programme. Local authorities can also choose to invest in new social housing. Local authority spending on the provision of new social housing by Registered Social Landlords which meets the Housing Corporation's criteria is reimbursed by Local Authority Social Housing Grant from the Corporation.
Allocations for the provision of new social housing by Registered Social Landlords in Winchester are shown. Additional social lettings are also provided through grants to tenants to help them buy a new home and vacate their existing dwellings for reletting, and the Housing Corporation's Do-It-Yourself Shared Ownership scheme for tenants (DIYSO). Expenditure on these home ownership schemes is excluded from the figures.
£million 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 Approved Development Programme 1.45 1.39 0.78 1.87 0.27 Local Authority Social Housing Grant 0 0.06 0.47 1.61 0.63 Notes:
1. 1997–98 figures are start of year allocations.
2. The figures include allocations for new build social housing and the purchase and rehabilitation of existing private sector properties for social housing. The figures exclude allocations for: works to existing stock owned by Registered Social Landlords; temporary social and market rent housing; grants to help tenants buy a new home and vacate their existing property for reletting; and the Housing Corporation's Do-It-Yourself Shared Ownership scheme.
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§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how much money has been allocated by(a) his Department and (b) the Housing Corporation to support new social housing in the East Hampshire District Council area in each of the last five years. [27565]
§ Mr. Raynsford[holding answer 10 February 1998]: The Department provides funding for new social housing through grant-in-aid to the Housing Corporation. The grant is allocated to Registered Social Landlords through the Housing Corporation's Approved Development Programme. Local authorities can also choose to invest in new social housing. Local authority spending on the provision of new social housing by Registered Social Landlords which meets the Housing Corporation's criteria is reimbursed by Local Authority Social Housing Grant from the Corporation.
Allocations for the provision of new social housing by Registered Social Landlords in East Hampshire are shown. Additional social lettings are also provided through grants to tenants to help them buy a new home and vacate their existing dwelling for reletting, and the Housing Corporation's Do-It-Yourself Shared Ownership scheme for tenants (DIYSO). Expenditure on these home ownership schemes is excluded from the figures.
£ million 1994–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 Approved Development Programme 1.46 1.79 0.41 1.33 0.21 Local Authority Social Housing Grant 1.08 1.17 0.08 4.29 1.04 Notes:
1. 1997–98 figures are start of year allocations.
2. The figures include allocations for new build social housing and the purchase and rehabilitation of existing private sector properties for social housing. The figures exclude allocations for: works to existing stock owned by Registered Social Landlords; temporary social and market rent housing; grants to help tenants buy a new home and vacate their existing property for reletting; and the Housing Corporation's Do-It-Yourself Shared Ownership scheme.
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how much money has been allocated by(a) his Department and (b) the Housing Corporation to support new social housing in the Hart District Council area, in each of the last five years. [28361]
§ Mr. Raynsford[holding answer 10 February 1998]: The Department provides funding for new social housing through grant-in-aid to the Housing Corporation. The grant is allocated to Registered Social Landlords through the Housing Corporation's Approved Development Programme. Local authorities can also choose to invest in new social housing. Local authority spending on the provision of new social housing by Registered Social Landlords which meets the Housing Corporation's criteria is reimbursed by Local Authority Social Housing Grant from the Corporation.
Allocations for the provision of new social housing by Registered Social Landlords in the Hart District Council area are shown. Additional social lettings are also provided through grants to tenants to help them buy a new 312W home and vacate their existing dwelling for reletting, and the Housing Corporation's Do-It-Yourself Shared Ownership scheme for tenants (DIYSO). Expenditure on these home ownership schemes is excluded from the figures.
£ million 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 Approved Development Programme 0.13 0.65 0 0.89 0.31 Local Authority Social Housing Grant 0.45 2.89 1.00 1.94 1.45 Notes:
1. 1997–98 figures are start of year allocations.
2. The figures include allocations for new build social housing and the purchase and rehabilitation of existing private sector properties for social housing. The figures exclude allocations for: works to existing stock owned by Registered Social Landlords; temporary social and market rent housing; grants to help tenants buy a new home and vacate their existing property for reletting; and the Housing Corporation's Do-It-Yourself Shared Ownership scheme.
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how much money has been allocated by(a) his Department and (b) the Housing Corporation to support new social housing in the Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council area in each of the last five years. [27573]
§ Mr. Raynsford[holding answer 11 February 1998]: The Department provides funding for new social housing through grant-in-aid to the Housing Corporation. The grant is allocated to Registered Social Landlords through the Housing Corporation's Approved Development Programme. Local authorities can also choose to invest in new social housing. Local authority spending on the provision of new social housing by Registered Social Landlords which meets the Housing Corporation's criteria is reimbursed by Local Authority Social Housing Grant from the Corporation.
Allocations for the provision of new social housing by Registered Social Landlords in the Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council area are shown. Additional social lettings are also provided through grants to tenants to help them buy a new home and vacate their existing dwelling for reletting, and the Housing Corporation's Do-It-Yourself Shared Ownership scheme for tenants (DIYSO). Expenditure on these home ownership schemes is excluded from the figures.
£ million 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 Approved Development Programme 1.00 0.79 0.83 0.68 0.54 Local Authority Social Housing Grant 8.45 4.41 11.46 7.82 2.60 Notes:
1. 1997–98 figures are start of year allocations.
2. The figures include allocations for new build social housing and the purchase and rehabilitation of existing private sector properties for social housing. The figures exclude allocations for: works to existing stock owned by Registered Social Landlords; temporary social and market rent housing; grants to help tenants buy a new home and vacate their existing property for reletting; and the Housing Corporation's Do-It-Yourself Shared Ownership scheme.
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§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) how many people have been accepted onto the homeless register of Gosport Borough Council in each of the last five years; [27577]
(2) what is the total number of registered homeless people in the Gosport Borough Council area. [27578]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThe table provides the available data on the numbers of households accepted as homeless and in priority need under the homelessness provisions of the 1985 and 1996 Housing Acts in Gosport for the calendar years 1992 to 1996 and the first 9 months of 1997.
Year Homelessness acceptances 1992 161 1993 225 1994 223 1995 206 1996 204 19971 135 1 Data for three quarters only. Under Part VI of the Housing Act 1996 authorities must establish and maintain a housing register for the purpose of allocating their housing accommodation but there is no statutory obligation for local housing authorities to hold a register of homeless applicants. Accommodation secured as a discharge of a homelessness duty need not be a tenancy allocated under Part VI of the 1996 Act.
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many units of social housing have been built in the Gosport Borough Council area in each of the last five years. [27579]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThe table shows figures of housebuilding completions (i.e. new build only) as reported to the Department by Gosport Borough Council and the National House Building Council:
Gosport Borough Council: social housing new build: completions Numbers of dwellings 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Registered social landlords: housing associations 49 92 266 32 109 Local authority 31 14 0 0 0
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how much money has been allocated by(a) his Department and (b) the Housing Corporation to support new social housing in the Gosport Borough Council area in each of the last five years. [27580]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThe Department provides funding for new social housing through grant-in-aid to the Housing Corporation. The grant is allocated to Registered Social Landlords through the Housing Corporation's Approved Development Programme. Local authorities can also choose to invest in new social housing. Local authority spending on the provision of new social housing by Registered Social Landlords which meets the Housing Corporation's criteria is reimbursed by Local Authority Social Housing Grant from the Corporation.
314WAllocations for the provision of new social housing by Registered Social Landlords in the Gosport Borough Council area are shown. Additional social lettings are also provided through grants to tenants to help them buy a new home and vacate their existing dwelling for reletting, and the Housing Corporation's Do-It-Yourself Shared Ownership scheme for tenants (DIYSO). Expenditure on these home ownership schemes is excluded from the figures.
£ million Year Approved development programme Local authoritysocial housinggrant 1993/94 0.14 2.46 1994/95 1.50 0.90 1995/96 1.44 1.67 1996/97 1.89 1.53 1997/98 0.04 0.59 Notes:
1. 1997/98 figures are start of year allocations.
2. The figures include allocations for new build social housing and the purchase and rehabilitation of existing private sector properties for social housing. The figures exclude allocations for: works to existing stock owned by Registered Social Landlords; temporary social and market rent housing; grants to help tenants buy a new home and vacate their existing property for reletting; and the Housing Corporation's Do-It-Yourself Shared Ownership scheme.
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what representations he has received in the last three years from(a) public bodies, (b) voluntary organisations, (c) the private sector and (d) local associations in the Gosport Borough Council area about housing needs in that area. [27581]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThe Secretary of State receives a number of representations from groups and information is not held centrally in the format requested about housing needs.
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many properties formerly owned by Government departments have been made available to(a) the council and (b) housing associations in the Gosport Borough Council area. [27582]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThis information is not held centrally.
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what assessment he has made of the number of properties that are under-occupied in Gosport Borough; and if he will make a statement. [27918]
§ Mr. RaynsfordNeither the Secretary of State nor the Local Authority have made any robust assessment of the number of properties that are under-occupied in Gosport Borough.
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many people are on the housing transfer list of the Gosport Borough Council; and what were the equivalent figures at the same time in each of the last five years. [27919]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThe information requested is not collected centrally.
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§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how much money has been allocated by(a) his Department and (b) the Housing Corporation to support new social housing in the Rushmoor Borough Council area in each of the last five years. [28371]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThe Department provides funding for new social housing through grant-in-aid to the Housing Corporation. The grant is allocated to Registered Social Landlords through the Housing Corporation's Approved Development Programme. Local authorities can also choose to invest in new social housing. Local authority spending on the provision of new social housing by Registered Social Landlords which meets the Housing Corporation's criteria is reimbursed by Local Authority Social Housing Grant from the Corporation.
Allocations for the provision of new social housing by Registered Social Landlords in the Rushmoor Borough Council area are shown. Additional social lettings are also provided through grants to tenants to help them buy a new home and vacate their existing dwelling for reletting, and the Housing Corporation's Do-It-Yourself Shared Ownership scheme for tenants (DIYSO). Expenditure on these home ownership schemes is excluded from the figures.
£ million 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 Approved development programme 0.42 1.71 0.61 1.00 0.54 Local authority social housing grant 1.46 2.50 1.70 5.54 1.66 Notes:
1. 1997–98 figures are start of year allocations.
2. The figures include allocations for new build social housing and the purchase and rehabilitation of existing private sector properties for social housing. The figures exclude allocations for: works to existing stock owned by Registered Social Landlords; temporary social and market rent housing; grants to help tenants buy a new home and vacate their existing property for reletting; and the Housing Corporation's Do-It-Yourself Shared Ownership scheme.
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many properties formerly owned by government departments have been made available to(a) the council and (b) housing associations in the (i) Havant Borough, (ii) Eastleigh, (iii) Test Valley Borough and (iv) New Forest District council areas in the last three years. [28152]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThis information is not held centrally.
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what representations he has received in the last three years from(a) public bodies, (b) voluntary organisations, (c) the private sector and (d) local associations in the (i) Havant Borough, (ii) Eastleigh Borough, (iii) Test Valley and (iv) New Forest District council areas about housing needs for each area. [28153]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThe Secretary of State receives a number of representations from groups and information is not held centrally in the format requested about housing needs.
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§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how much money has been allocated by(a) his Department and (b) the Housing Corporation to support new social housing in the (i) Havant Borough, (ii) Eastleigh, (iii) Test Valley Borough and (iv) New Forest District council areas in each of the last five years. [28154]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThe Department provides funding for new social housing through grant-in-aid to the Housing Corporation. The grant is allocated to Registered Social Landlords through the Housing Corporation's Approved Development Programme. Local authorities can also choose to invest in new social housing. Local authority spending on the provision of new social housing by Registered Social Landlords which meets the Housing Corporation's criteria is reimbursed by Local Authority Social Housing Grant from the Corporation.
Allocations for the provision of new social housing by Registered Social Landlords in the Havant, Eastleigh, Test Valley and New Forest areas are shown. Additional social lettings are also provided through grants to tenants to help them buy a new home and vacate their existing dwellings for reletting, and the Housing Corporation's Do-It-Yourself Shared Ownership scheme for tenants (DIYSO). Expenditure on these home ownership schemes is excluded from the figures.
£ million Area 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 Havant Borough Approved development programme 1.36 2.31 1.05 0.55 0.63 Local authority social housing grant 1.12 6.71 1.38 1.21 1.18 Eastleigh Approved development programme 1.55 1.21 1.00 0.49 0.08 Local authority social housing grant 0.20 0.93 0.57 3.79 0.26 Test Valley Borough Approved development programme 0.82 0.47 0.75 0.73 0.60 Local authority social housing grant 0.40 0.45 1.17 0.87 0.08 New Forest District Approved development authority 2.57 3.18 0.48 1.95 1.38 Local authority social housing grant 3.66 1.74 2.29 1.40 1.21 Notes:
1. 1997–98 figures are start of year allocations.
2. The figures include allocations for new build social housing and the purchase and rehabilitation of existing private sector properties for social housing. The figures exclude allocations for: works to existing stock owned by Registered Social Landlords; temporary social and market rent housing; grants to help tenants buy a new home and vacate their existing property for reletting; and the Housing Corporation's Do-It-Yourself Shared Ownership scheme.
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many people are on the housing(a) transfer and (b) waiting lists 317W of the (i) Havant Borough, (ii) New Forest District, (iii) Test Valley Borough and (iv) Eastleigh Borough councils; and what were the equivalent figures at the same time in each of the last five years. [28155]
§ Mr. RaynsfordLocal authorities in England report the numbers of households on their housing register/waiting list (excluding existing tenants awaiting a transfer) at 1 April each year in their annual Housing Investment Programme (HIP1) returns; no data are collected centrally on transfer lists. The reported data for 1997 and the previous 5 years are as follows:
Havant New Forest Test Valley Eastleigh 1992 1,965 502 2,997 1,789 1993 2,074 546 2,788 1,844 1994 1,959 672 2,561 1,090 1995 2,131 760 2,199 643 1996 2,194 771 1,781 1,409 1997 2,120 746 1,873 967 Local authorities have different practices for compiling and managing their housing register/waiting lists which mean that simple comparisons between authorities can be misleading. Authorities' practices may change which can also affect comparisons over time.
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many properties formerly owned by government departments have been made available to(a) the council and (b) housing associations in the Rushmoor Borough Council area. [28370]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThis information is not held centrally.