§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what his estimate is of the average monthly rent and charges falling on the average property in(a) housing associations and (b) council housing in Yorkshire and Humberside. [173560]
§ Keith HillThe latest available rental figures for social housing within Yorkshire and The Humber are as follows:
£ per month Housing Associations Council Housing Reference period end-March 2003 2003–04 Average Net Rent (excluding service charges) 210.90 184.47 Average Gross Rent (including service charges) 227.72 n/a Note: Reliable information on average service charges for council housing is not available at the present time. Sources: (a) Housing Corporation, Regulatory and Statistical Return, 2003. (b) Local authorities, second advance subsidy claim forms.