HC Deb 17 July 1984 vol 64 cc180-3W
Mr. Craigen

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will show the average unrebated rent paid by tenants of local authorities, the Scottish Special Housing Association and new town development corporations in each district from 1979–80 to 1984–85.

Mr. Ancram

Information by district on the average annual standard rents paid by tenants of local authorities and the new town development corporations, and information for Scotland on the equivalent rents paid by tenants of the SSHA, is available for the years 1979 to 1982 in Scottish Housing Statistics Nos. 8, 12, 16 and 20, which are available in the Library. The equivalent information for 1983 and 1984 is set out in the table. Information on SSHA rents is not available by district.

Average Annual Standard Rent at 30 September 1983 Average Annual Standard Rent at 1 April 1984
Authority Local Authority New Towns Local Authority New Towns
£ £ £ £
Clackmannan 532.78 580.62
Falkirk 529.01 555.01
Stirling 482.57 482.57
Annandale & Eskdale 607.59 669.99
Nithsdale 499.06 544.82
Stewartry 657.90 725.50
Wigtown 623.29 737.17
Dunfermline 606.54 632.54
Kirkcaldy 543.46 651.82 603.78 717.25
North East Fife 662.10 662.10
Aberdeen City 411.75 463.75
Banff & Buchan 585.23 652.31
Gordon 593.40 624.60
Kincardine & Deeside 547.06 615.70
Moray 538.23 605.83
Badenoch & Strathspey 599.29 651.29
Caithness 502.86 609.98
Inverness 548.20 576.28
Lochaber 590.63 638.47
Nairn 584.16 636.16
Ross & Cromarty 559.03 623.51
Skye & Lochalsh 576.20 667.20
Sutherland 559.66 611.66
East Lothian 532.07 577.31
Edinburgh City 638.58 703.58
Midlothian 514.72 557.36
West Lothian 545.21 653.77 571.21 720.38
Argyll & Bute 698.51 760.91
Beardsen & Milngavie 565.20 604.20
Clydebank 469.95 521.95
Clydesdale 503.84 556.88
Cumbernauld & Kilsyth 526.33 689.21 565.33 751.46
Cumnock & Doon Valley 514.30 539.78
Cunninghame 459.67 674.57 459.67 726.79
Dumbarton 445.32 489.52
East Kilbride 594.23 648.78 646.23 695.88
Eastwood 546.95 546.95
Glasgow City 499.91 499.91
Hamilton 485.07 523.55
Inverclyde 432.27 472.31
Kilmarnock & Loudoun 472.21 496.13
Kyle & Carrick 499.60 541.20
Monklands 483.78 483.78
Motherwell 463.29 515.29
Renfrew 433.17 547.09
Strathkelvin 503.80 549.04
Angus 558.27 610.27
Dundee City 419.45 458.45
Perth & Kinross 560.35 560.35
Orkney Islands 526.34 567.94
Shetland Islands 549.80 549.80
Western Isles 678.11 755.59
SSHA 622.14 679.00

Mr. Craigen

asked the Secretary State for Scotland if he will produce a table showing the average local authority unrebated rent, average housing support grant per dwelling in Scotland for each financial year from 1979–80 to 1984–85

Mr. Ancram

The information is as follows:

Year Average unrebated rent per local authority dwelling Average housing support grant per local authority dwelling Average rate fund contribution to the housingrevenue account per local authority dwelling
*£ †£ *£
1979–80 256 239 82
1980–81 306 255 89
1981–82 400 181 120
1982–83 469 118 140
1983–84 513 82 ‡144
1984–85 ‡543 61 ‡140
* Figures are based on local authority returns to Scottish Development Department.
† 1979–80 to 1982–83: Figures include the provision made in both

main orders and subsequent variation orders.

1983–84 and 1984–85: Figures relate to provision made in main orders.

‡ Provisional figures.

Average Amount of Housing Support Grant per Dwelling (£)
Authority 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85
Berwickshire 456 456 363 246 236 141
Ettrick & Lauderdale 356 355 232 114 78
Roxburgh 287 314 245 190 207 163
Tweeddale 182 176 67
Clackmannan 192 191 134 73 5
Falkirk 239 224 132 45
Stirling 149 146 78 102 2
Annandale & Eskdale 239 305 248 279 307 281
Nithsdale 138 108 *
Stewartry 225 271 209 169 170 109
Wigtown 224 246 161 100 54 12
Dunfermline 236 263 120 31
Kircaldy 240 246 117 27
North East Fife 206 213 121 106 42
Aberdeen 265 285 244 185 96 46
Banff & Buchan 418 443 340 260 194 115
Gordon 480 475 390 382 293 288
Kincardine & Deeside 371 335 255 238 278 199
Moray 407 418 324 213 181 123
Badenoch and Strathspey 398 450 400 454 463 383
Caithness 299 245 203 198 205 170
Inverness 363 334 228 201 183 149
Lochaber 561 547 620 407 391 315
Nairn 314 316 227 179 235 165
Ross and Cromarty 660 703 664 572 499 465
Skye and Lochalsh 526 498 433 451 436 475
Sutherland 401 425 300 283 268 233
East Lothian 293 312 194 131 67
Edinburgh 201 221 140 42
Midlothian 269 256 136 72
West Lothian 207 213 98
Argyll & Bute 427 440 334 33 305 232
Bearsden & Milngavie 256 224 106
Clydebank 303 343 278 187 157 120
Clydesdale 193 172 60
Cumbemauld & Kilsyth 156 154 27
Cumnock & Doon Valley 196 176 79 16
Cunninghame 206 198 120 32
Dumbarton 228 214 89
East Kilbride 206 210 60
Eastwood 144 150 8
Glasgow 240 284 253 218 189 152
Hamilton 219 220 141 68 5
Inverclyde 283 307 224 155 95 30
Kilmarnock and Loudoun 195 227 103 16
Kyle and Carrick 241 237 153 50 25
Monklands 162 153 149 113 60 41
Motherwell 200 206 144 82 26
Renfrew 164 166 55
Strathkelvin 186 226 139 111 31
Angus 290 300 171 85 13
Dundee 195 216 132 45
Perth and Kinross 216 191 30
Orkney 793 780 724 556 510 471
Shetland 1018 781 1048 1040 924 955
Western Isles 480 564 513 568 702 674

Note:—

1979–80—1982–83—Figures include the provision made in both the HSG main orders and in subsequent variation orders.

1983–84—1984–85—Figures are amounts prescribed under HSG main orders.

* A total sum of £100 was apportioned to Nithsdale District Council in 1981–82.