Housing (Personal Expenditure) (Hansard, 20 June 1975)

HC Deb 20 June 1975 vol 893 c559W 559W

§ Mr. Welsh
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will supply figures showing what percentage of personal income is spent on (a) municipal and (b) private housing in Scotland and England, respectively.

§ Mr. William Ross
The latest estimates are from the Family Expenditure Survey 1973, and are as follows:

Scotland England and Wales

Public Sector—

Average percentage of household income spent on rent. 6.9 10.4

Owner-Occupiers (Mortgages)—

Average percentage of household income spent on mortgage payments. Not available^* 10.2

^* The size of sample used for the Family Expenditure Survey is too small to give a reliable figure for Scotland.

	Scotland	England and Wales
Public Sector—
Average percentage of household income spent on rent.	6.9	10.4
Owner-Occupiers (Mortgages)—
Average percentage of household income spent on mortgage payments.	Not available^*	10.2
^* The size of sample used for the Family Expenditure Survey is too small to give a reliable figure for Scotland.