HC Deb 15 December 1976 vol 922 cc717-8W
38. Mr. Hardy

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give his estimate of the number of houses which he expects to be constructed during 1976 and the number built in 1974 in total and in both public and private sectors.

Mr. Armstrong

The number of houses constructed in 1974 is published in the

RENT REBATES AND ALLOWANCES*: NUMBERS GRANTED AND PERCENTAGE TAKEN UP ENGLAND AND WALES: 1973–76
Numbers granted (thousands) Allowances Take-up (numbers granted as a percentage of estimated numbers eligible)
Rebates Unfurnished Furnished Rebates Allowances†
Date—
May 1973 … 700 50 — 70 10–15
April 1974 … 840 120 12 70–75 20–25
April 1975 … 870 150 11 70–75 30–35
April 1976 … 970 190 13 70–80 35–40‡
* Tenants receiving supplementary benefit are excluded.
† Estimates of take-up of rent allowances relate to unfurnished tenancies only as reliable estimates for furnished tenancies are not available.
‡ These percentages relate to October 1975,as later figures are not available.

Mr. Craigen

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the number of tenants receiving rent rebates and allowances, respectively, in 1975–76 in Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Sheffield, Birmingham, Leeds and Bradford;

RENT REBATES AND ALLOWANCES: NUMBER GRANTED: ENGLAND: SEVEN DISTRICT AUTHORITIES, 1975–76
Authority Rebates Rebates as percentage of number of households Allowances Allowances as percentage of number of households
Manchester … 15,000 8 1,980 1
Liverpool … 10,100 5 1,880 1
Newcastle … 9,000 8 2,640 2
Sheffield … 14,200 7 1,940 1
Birmingham … 28,000 8 3,490 1
Leeds … 20,500 8 3,130 1
Bradford … 8,100 5 1,670 1

NOTE: Rent rebates and allowances indirectly received by recipients of supplementary benefit are excluded.

"Housing and Construction Statistics", a copy of which is in the Library. I do not think that it is helpful to publish forecasts, but I expect that we shall complete substantially more houses in 1976 than in 1974.