HC Deb 21 January 1976 vol 903 cc499-500W
Mr. Wm. Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the economic rent of a four-person, a five-person, a six-person and a seven-person house built by the Housing Executive in 1975; and what was the rent of each such dwelling in 1965 and in 1955.

Mr. Concannon

The estimated economic rents for Housing Executive houses based on average costs for 1975 would be as follows:

  1. (a) £31 per week for a 4-person house.
  2. (b) £31 per week for a 5-person house.
  3. (c) £33 per week for a 6-person house.
  4. (d) £34 per week for a 7-person house.

tributions, and net income after tax and national insurance including family allowance.

Mr. Robert Sheldon,

pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 20th January 1976; Vol. 903], gave the following information:

The figures are as follows:

Comparable figures for particular sizes of house for 1965 and 1955 are not readily available. However, it is estimated that the economic rents based on the average cost of all public authority houses built in 1965 and 1955 were £3.54 and £1.35 per week, respectively.

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