HC Deb 15 March 1982 vol 20 cc43-4W
Mr. Heddle

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list those housing authorities whose rent arrears in 1980–81 and 1981–82 amount to more than 10 per cent.

Mr. Stanley

Figures for rent arrears as a percentage of total rent collectable of individual housing authorities are published annually by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy in 'Housing Management and Maintenance Statistics', copies of which are available in the Library. The latest figures published are for 1979–80. those for 1980–81 are expected to be published in April and those for 1981–82 in approximately a year's time.

Mr. Heddle

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the housing authorities where revenues from rebated rents constitute less than 50 per cent. of the housing revenue account.

Mr. Stanley

On the information currently available to me from the subsidy claim forms which housing authorities in England have returned to my Department, rebated rents for 1981–82 are provisionally estimated to account for less than 50 per cent. of total housing revenue account costs in the following areas:

Rebated rents expressed as a percentage of HRA costs
Authority per cent.
Camden 17.98
Lambeth 18.78
Hackney 22.86
Brent 22.86

Dr. Boyson

The information requested by my hon. Friend is not available.