Housing Association Tenancies

HC Deb 26 November 1987 vol 123 cc310-1W

Mr. Chris Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was(a) the total number of households and (b) the number of homeless households taking up nominations by non-metropolitan authorities in the south-east to secure housing association tenancies (i) between 1 April 1981 and 31 March 1982, (ii) between 1 April 1982 and 31 March 1983, (iii) between 1 April 1983 and 31 March 1984, (iv) between 1 April 1984 and 31 March 1985, (v) between 1 April 1985 and 31 March 1986 and (vi) between 1 April 1986 and 31 March 1987; and if he will give this information for the south-east as a whole, and for each local authority in the region.

Mr. Waldegrave

Figures provided by local authorities in their annual housing investment programme returns appear in the "HIP All items print" for the years 1982 to 1987; copies of the prints for 1984 to 1987 are available in the Library and those for 1982 and 1983 will be placed there shortly.

Following are estimates derived from the local authorities' figures:

Households taking up nominations to secure housing association or new town tenancies by authorities in South East region1
Thousands
	1981–82	1982–83	1983–84	1984–85	1985–86	1986–87
South East excluding London (non-metropolitan districts)
All	3.8	3.4	2.9	2.5	2.4	2.2
of which homeless2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3
South East
All	8.6	7.6	7.3	6.5	6.4	5.7
of which homeless2	1.0	1.0	0.8	0.8	1.2	1.2
1 The standard region comprising Greater London and the non-metropolitan districts in the Department of the Environment administrative Eastern (excluding East Anglia) and South Eastern regions.
2 Households accepted as homeless under Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977 or Housing Act 1985.
3 For 1981–82 to 1984–85 including nominations by GLC.