§ Ms. HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how long it will take under the current housing reference system for the London borough of Southwark to receive an actual management and maintenance allowance equivalent to the target management and maintenance allowance.
§ Mr. Yeo[holding answer 17 May 1991]: Our aim is to move progressively towards a system of targeted housing revenue account subsidy allowances for management and maintenance based upon an assessment of need rather than on historic spend. This will involve a redistribution of resources between local housing authorities. The rate of progress of introducing targeted allowances will depend on annual decisions about the overall provision for allowances and will be subject to consultation with local housing authorities and their associations.