§ Mr. Beaneyasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what 182W estimate he has made of the average weekly increase in council house rents required for existing dwellings, in shillings, on the assumption that housing subsidies now provided by the Government to Hemsworth Urban District Council are abolished, excepting for old people's accommodation; and what is the estimated weekly increase needed to offset the subsidy on dwellings under construction at 1st January, 1970.
§ Mr. Denis HowellIn the light of information provided by the Council I estimate that the cost to Hemsworth Urban District Council of abolishing housing subsidies for existing dwellings, excepting old people's accommodation, would, in 1969–70, be equivalent to an average increase in council house rents of about 9s. a week in a 52 week rent year.
If subsidies were withdrawn from dwellings under construction on 1st January, 1970, the cost might be equivalent to rent increases in the range 40s. to 50s. a week if applied only to the rents of those dwellings, or in the range 1s. to 2s. a week if pooled over the whole of the authority's housing stock.
§ Mr. Beaneyasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what estimate he has made of the average weekly increase in council house rents required for existing dwellings, in shillings, on the assumption that housing subsidies now provided by the Government to Dearne Urban District Council are abolished, excepting for old people's accommodation; and what is the estimated weekly increase needed to offset the subsidy on dwellings under construction at 1st January, 1970.
§ Mr. Denis HowellIn the light of information provided by the Council I 183W estimate that the cost to Dearne Urban District Council of abolishing housing subsidies for existing dwellings, excepting old people's accommodation, would, in 1969–70, be equivalent to an average increase in council house rents of about 9s. a week in a 52 week rent year.
All the dwellings under construction on 1st January, 1970, were for old people.
§ Mr. Beaneyasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what estimate he has made of the average weekly increase in council house rents required for existing dwellings, in shillings, on the assumption that housing subsidies now provided by the Government to Hemsworth Rural District Council are abolished, excepting for old people's accommodation; and what is the estimated weekly increase needed to offset the subsidy on dwellings under construction at 1st January, 1970.
§ Mr. Denis HowellIn the light of information provided by the council, I estimate that the cost to Hemsworth Rural District Council of abolishing housing subsidies for existing dwellings, excepting old people's accommodation, would, in 1969–70, be equivalent to an average increase in council house rents of about 9s. a week in a 52 week rent year.
If subsidies were withdrawn from dwellings under construction on 1st January, 1970, the cost might be equivalet to rent increases in the range 35s. to 50s. a week if applied only to the rents of those dwellings, or in the range 1s. to 2s. a week if pooled over the whole of the authority's housing stock.
§ Mr. Beaneyasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what estimate he has made of the average weekly increase in council house rents required for existing dwellings, in shillings, on the assumption that housing subsidies now provided by the Government to Cudworth Urban District Council are abolished, excepting for old people's accommodation; and what is the estimated weekly increase needed to offset the subsidy on dwellings under construction on 1st January, 1970.
§ Mr. Denis HowellIn the light of information provided by the council, I184W estimate that the cost to Cudworth Urban District Council of abolishing housing subsidies for existing dwellings, excepting old people's accommodation, would, in 1969–70, be equivalent to an average increase in council house rents of about 5s. a week in a 52 week rent year. The council had no dwellings under construction on 1st Jauary, 1970.