HC Deb 01 April 1977 vol 929 cc273-4W
Mr. George Cunningham

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will state the proportion of local authority housing revenue owed from rents, rate subsidy and Exchequer subsidy, respectively, and the proportion of local authority housing costs represented by maintenance, management, interest and amortisation, respectively.

Mr. Freeson

The make-up of the aggregated housing revenue accounts of local authorities in England for 1976–77 is estimated as follows:

Expenditure %
Repairs and maintenance 17
Supervision and management 13
Interest charges 61
Debt redemption 6
Other expenditure 3
100
Income
Gross rents (dwellings) 53 [41]
Other rents 2
Exchequer subsidy 36 [45]
Rate fund contribution 7 [10]
Other income 2
100

The figures in brackets are the percentages for rents net of rebates, and for Exchequer subsidy and rate fund contributions including subsidy and contribution respectively for rent rebates.