Rent Arrears (Hansard, 8 November 1979)

HC Deb 08 November 1979 vol 973 c288W 288W

§ Mr. Heddle
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how much was written off as unrecoverable rent arrears for the years 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1978, respectively, for local authority housing for the whole of the United Kingdom.

§ Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg
The figures, for England and Wales only, are:

£m

1974–75 … … … 1.6

1975–76 … … … 2.0

1976–77 … … … 2.6

1977–78 … … … 3.3

				£m
1974–75	…	…	…	1.6
1975–76	…	…	…	2.0
1976–77	…	…	…	2.6
1977–78	…	…	…	3.3