§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what are the average rent arrears per dwelling for properties in each of the 43 district office areas of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive in Northern Ireland;
(2) what is the average amount spent on maintenance per house in each of the 43 district office areas of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive in Northern. Ireland;
(3) what is the average staff cost per dwelling for each of the 43 district office areas of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive in Northern Ireland;
(4) how many squatters there are in properties within the boundaries of each of the 43 district office areas of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive in Northen Ireland; and how many new cases there have been over the past 12 months.
§ Mr. David MitchellThese are matters for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, but I understand from the chairman that the information sought is as set out in the following table.
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Nihe District Office Average arrears per household* Average overall housing maintenance cost per dwelling† Average staff cost per dwelling‡ Number of Squatters £ £ £ New cases in 1982 at 31 December 1982 † 101 141 47.24 3 17 Coleraine 61 223 48.38 — — Limavady 73 255 61.80 1 4 Londonderry* 152 231 69.09 53 260 † 139 173 58.65 — 20 ‡ 162 159 59.49 24 52 Magherafelt 37 192 50.59 2 — Strabane 88 224 54.59 9 68 Armagh 72 240 45.16 3 8 Banbridge 40 164 49.44 — — Craigavon 89 253 54.07 15 — Kilkeel 29 205 65.08 — — Lurgan 51 279 48.43 — 17 Newry* 73 271 47.09 4 5 † 46 177 51.52 4 4 Portadown 44 169 43.28 1 4 Bangor 64 167 42.93 1 — Downpatrick 78 143 45.78 6 4 Dundonald 67 163 46.91 2 1 Dunmurry 64 112 54.70 1 — Lisburn 72 137 41.91 6 7 Newtownards* 53 120 39.94 — — † 28 131 56.20 — — Newtowntbreda 31 195 45.66 1 1 Poleglass║ 335 160 68.48 91 96 Cookstown 43 183 51.28 3 4 Dungannon 47 237 47.20 3 15 Enniskillen 38 207 47.77 1 — Omagh 63 187 50.40 3 3 * Calculated by dividing the outstanding debt at 30 December 1982 by the Executive properties in the area. The figures include tenants in technical arrears, that is, those who are less than four weeks behind with their rent and rates. District heating arrears, and past tenant debts are not included in the figures. † This is an estimate of the amounts to be spent on maintenance in 1982–83. ‡ Calculated by dividing each district office staff costs for 1982–83 by the stock of dwellings. ║ The Poleglass district office area includes the Twinbrook estate.