HC Deb 15 June 2000 vol 351 cc679-80W
Mr. Chope

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) how many interest-free equity loans have been granted to date under the Homebuy Scheme to residents in(a) Christchurch, (b) East Dorset, (c) Bournemouth, (d) Poole and (e) the New Forest since the inception of the scheme; [125970]

  1. (2) how many households have been housed in England in each of the last five years under the Do-It-Yourself-Shared-Ownership Scheme; [125972]
  2. (3) how many interest-free equity loans have been granted to date under the Homebuy Scheme in England; and how many he expects to be granted in 2000–01; [125971]
  3. (4) how many residents in (a) Christchurch, (b) East Dorset, (c) Bournemouth, (d) Poole and (e) the New Forest have purchased homes under the Do-It-Yourself-Shared-Ownership Scheme in each of the last five years. [125973]

Mr. Mullin

The Homebuy scheme started in April 1999. Homebuy replaced the Do-It-Yourself-Shared-Ownership (DIYSO) scheme following the rationalisation of the low cost home ownership programme offered by registered social landlords and funded by the Housing Corporation. However, local authorities continue to have the option to fund DIYSO until March 2001 when the position will be reviewed.

The total number of Homebuy loans granted in England to the end of May 2000 is 1,083. 1,334 such loans are planned for the year 2000–01. The table shows the number of Homebuy loans granted to residents in the local authority areas named.

Number of Homebuy loans by local authority area
Local authority 1999–2000 2000–011 Total
New Forest 8 1 9
Bournemouth 7 0 7
Christchurch 2 0 2
Poole 4 1 5
East Dorset 3 0 3
Total 24 2 26
1 1 April to 31 May 2000

The total number of households housed in England in each of the last five years under the Do-It-Yourself-Shared-Ownership (DIYSO) Scheme is as follows:

Total number of DIYSO units completed 1995–2000
1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 Total
Local authority funded 312 230 252 192 226 1,212
Housing Corporation funded 4,588 2,435 1,986 1,472 191 10,672
Grand total 4,900 2,665 2,238 1,664 417 11,884

The following table shows the number of residents who have purchased homes under the DIYSO scheme in each of the last five years in the local authority areas shown.

Annual DIYSO completions by local authority area for period 1995–2000
Local authority 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 Total
New Forest 32 29 17 23 18 119
Bournemouth 19 9 8 11 0 47
Christchurch 13 9 2 3 0 27
Poole 13 16 8 9 0 46
East Dorset 7 7 7 4 0 25
Total 84 70 42 50 18 264