Housing (Grant) (Hansard, 3 December 1987)

§ Mr. Dewar
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing (i) in cash terms and (ii) in real terms based on constant 1986–87 prices the total level of(a) housing association grant and (b) revenue deficit grant paid by his Department to the Scottish housing associations in each of the last eight years for which figures are available.

§ Mr. Rifkind
The information is given in the table.

At 1986–87 prices

(i) Cash terms (ii) Real terms

Housing association grant

1979–80 35,527,847 59,141,123

1980–81 50,602,731 71,050,295

1981–82 82,417,509 105,391,886

668W

(i) Cash terms (ii) Real terms

1982–83 104,176,001 124,270,548

1983–84 115,749,586 132,006,142

1984–85 127,678,262 139,468,968

1985–86 104,624,393 107,776,866

1986–87¹ 106,569,494 106,569,494

Revenue deficit grant

1979–80 482,255 802,781

1980–81 1,202,262 1,688,072

1981–82 1,305,949 1,669,990

1982–83 1,023,628 1,221,075

1983–84 542,314 618,479

1984–85 283,858 310,071

1985–86 415,007 427,511

1986–87¹ 571,097 571,097

Hostel deficit grant²

1979–80 348,689 580,442

1980–81 116,289 163,279

1981–82 59,767 76,427

1982–83 131,447 156,801

1983–84 181,101 206,535

1984–85 122,074 133,347

1985–86 60,638 62,465

1986–871 18,870 18,870

¹ Base year.

² Part of revenue deficit grant.

§ Mr. Dewar
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of total payments to Scottish local authorities by his Department for housing purposes has been made up of housing support grant in each of the last eight years for which figures are available.

§ Mr. Rifkind
Housing support grant payments as a percentage of total housing payments to Scottish local authorities is as follows:

percentage

1982–83 81

1983–84 63

1984–85 53

1985–86 50

1986–87 34

¹1987–88 33

¹ Estimate.

Information for 1980–81 and 1981–82 is not available on a comparable basis.

§ Mr. Dewar
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of district and islands councils' housing revenue account budgets was made up of housing support grant in each of the last eight years for which figures are available.

§ Mr. Rifkind
The information is given in the table.

Year percentage

1980–81 37.2

1981–82 24.9

1982–83 15.5

1983–84 10.8

1984–85 9.6

1985–86 9.1

1986–87 6.1

1987–88 6.1

Notes:
(1) Figures for 1980–81 to 1983–84 are based on audited accounts.
(2) Figures for 1984–85 to 1986–87 are based on authorities' near actual outturn returns.
(3) Figures for 1987–88 are based on authorities' estimates.

At 1986–87 prices
	(i) Cash terms	(ii) Real terms
Housing association grant
1979–80	35,527,847	59,141,123
1980–81	50,602,731	71,050,295
1981–82	82,417,509	105,391,886

	(i) Cash terms	(ii) Real terms
1982–83	104,176,001	124,270,548
1983–84	115,749,586	132,006,142
1984–85	127,678,262	139,468,968
1985–86	104,624,393	107,776,866
1986–87¹	106,569,494	106,569,494
Revenue deficit grant
1979–80	482,255	802,781
1980–81	1,202,262	1,688,072
1981–82	1,305,949	1,669,990
1982–83	1,023,628	1,221,075
1983–84	542,314	618,479
1984–85	283,858	310,071
1985–86	415,007	427,511
1986–87¹	571,097	571,097
Hostel deficit grant²
1979–80	348,689	580,442
1980–81	116,289	163,279
1981–82	59,767	76,427
1982–83	131,447	156,801
1983–84	181,101	206,535
1984–85	122,074	133,347
1985–86	60,638	62,465
1986–871	18,870	18,870
¹ Base year.
² Part of revenue deficit grant.

	percentage
1982–83	81
1983–84	63
1984–85	53
1985–86	50
1986–87	34
¹1987–88	33
¹ Estimate.

Year	percentage
1980–81	37.2
1981–82	24.9
1982–83	15.5
1983–84	10.8
1984–85	9.6
1985–86	9.1
1986–87	6.1
1987–88	6.1