§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of the average weekly increase in council house rents needed for existing dwellings, in shillings, on the basis that housing subsidies to Newport Corporation were abolished, excepting 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. George ThomasI estimate that the cost to Newport County Borough 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 10s. a week in a 52-week year.
123WIf subsidies were withdrawn from dwellings under construction on 1st January, 1970, the cost might be equivalent to rent increases in the range of 36s. to 80s a week if applied only to the rents of those dwellings, or in the range of about 2d. to 3d. a week if pooled over the whole housing stock.
§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of the average weekly increase in council house rents needed for existing dwellings, in shilling, on the basis that housing subsidies to Cardiff Corporation were abolished, excepting 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. George ThomasI estimate that the cost to Cardiff County Borough 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 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If subsidies were withdrawn from dwellings under construction on 1st January, 1970, the cost might be equivalent to rent increases in the range of 35s. to 75s. a week if applied only to the 124W rents of those dwellings, or in the range of 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d. a week if pooled over the whole housing stock.