§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list those local housing authorities in England who have put forward schemes under the Housing Act 1988 to provide council tenants with a cash grant to help them buy a home in the private sector; how many houses have been purchased to date under the provisions in each of those district council areas; what was the minimum and maximum level of grants paid to each area; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. YeoLocal authority cash incentive schemes can be a valuable means of helping tenants into home ownership while releasing vacancies for reletting to homeless people. Table 1 lists schemes approved to date and gives the maximum grant payable under each scheme. Further schemes for 1991–92 are under consideration.
Authorities report annually on the outturn of their schemes. Table 2 gives the number of properties bought with assistance under 1989–90 schemes and average grants paid: information on maximum and minimum grants paid is not readily available. Reports on 1990–91 schemes are still being received.
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Table 1 £ thousands Local authority 1989–90 Maximum grant available 1990–91 Maximum grant available 1991–92 Maximum grant available Eastern Aylesbury Vale 11.000 20.000 24.000 Broxbourne — — 28.000 Colchester 10.000 20.000 20.000 Dacorum — — 25.000 East Hertfordshire — — 27.500 Harlow 10.000 10.000 — Huntingdon — 13.000 — North Hertfordshire — — 14.000 Luton 13.000 13.000 15.000 Maldon — 12.500 — Peterborough — 5.000 5.000 Rochford 11.250 11.250 26.700 St. Albans 13.000 25.000 25.000 South Buckinghamshire 11.000 11.000 — Southend — 15.000 15.000 South Norfolk — — 13.000 Stevenage — — 15.000 Three Rivers — 7.000 7.000 Watford 12.000 13.500 15.000 East Midlands Amber Valley — 5.000 — Charnwood — 10.000 — Daventry — 10000 — East Northants. — 6.000 6.000 South Kesteven 8.000 8.000 — London Barnet — 20.000 20.000 Brent — 20.000 20.000 Bromley 13.000 13.000 13.000 Camden — 20.000 25.000 Croydon 13.000 22.000 22.500 Ealing 13.000 15.000 22.000 Enfield — 20.000 20.000 Hackney — 20.000 20.000 Hammersmith and Fulham — 18.000 20.000 Haringey — 20.000 20.000 Harrow 12.500 25.000 25.000 Havering 13.000 16.000 16.000 Hillingdon — 26.554 26.554 Hounslow — 15.000 20.000 Islington — 25.000 25–000 Kensington and Chelsea — 25.000 33.000 Kingston upon Thames — — 20.000 Lambeth — 20.000 20.000 Lewisham — 15.000 15.000 London Merton — 27.000 28.000 Redbridge — 28.000 28.000 Richmond — 25.000 20.000 Southwark — 10.000 15.000 Sutton — — 18.000 Tower Hamlets — — 21.000 Waltham Forest — — 25.000 Wandsworth 13.000 22.000 22.000 Westminster 13.000 20.000 20.000 South East Adur 10.000 10.000 16.000 Arun 10.000 10.000 10.000 Basingstoke and Deane — 25.000 — Bracknell — — 22.500 Brighton — 20.000 20.000 Canterbury — 22.500 24.500 Cherwell — 12.500 10.000 Chichester — — 24.000 Dartford — — 24.000 Dover — 22.000 22.000 Eastbourne — — 20.000 517W
Local authority 1989–90 Maximum grant available 1990–91 Maximum grant available 1991–92 Maximum grant available East Hampshire — 10.000 25.000 Eastleigh — — 21.600 Elmbridge — 20.000 20.000 Fareham — 21.495 21.000 Gillingham 8.000 15.000 15.000 Guildford — — 28.800 Gosport — — 18.000 Gravesham 10.000 10.000 10.000 Hart 8.000 25.000 25.000 Hastings — 10.000 10.000 Havant — 15.000 15.000 Horsham — 17.000 17.000 Hove — 20.000 20.000 Lewes — 10.000 — Maidstone — 25.000 25.000 Mole Valley — — 25.000 New Forest 10.000 17.000 15.000 Oxford — 15.000 15.000 Portsmouth — 20.000 15.000 Reading — 20.000 25.000 Reigate and Banstead — 20.000 20.000 Rochester 8.000 — — Rother — 23.000 23.000 Runnymede — 14.000 20.000 Rushmoor 8.000 12.000 15.000 Shepway 13.000 21.600 20.800 Slough 13.000 13.000 12.5000 Southampton — 15.000 15.000 South East Spelthorne 12.000 24.000 24.000 Tandridge 12.000 12.000 12.000 Test Valley 10.000 10.000 10.000 Thanet — — 20.000 Tonbridge and Mailing — 25.000 — Tunbridge Wells 12.000 24.000 22.000 Vale of White Horse — 15.000 15–000 Wealden 6.000 20.000 20.000 West Oxfordshire — 20–000 — Woking — 13.500 25.000 Wokingham — — 25.000 Worthing — 15.000 15.000 South West Bournemouth — 10.000 — Carrick 5.000 10.000 — Exeter — 10.000 10.000 Kennet 10.000 10.000 10.000 Mendip 10.000 10.000 10.000 North Cornwall 7.500 7.500 — North Wiltshire — 10.000 — Poole 7.500 7.500 8.500 Purbeck — 10.000 — Salisbury — 10.000 — South Somerset — 10.000 — Stroud — — 10.000 Taunton Deane 10.000 10.000 — Teignbridge 7.500 7.500 — Woodspring — — 10.000 West Midlands Malvern Hills — — 10.000 Solihull — 8.000 — Stafford — 10.000 — Wyre Forest — — 10.000 Yorkshire and Humberside Hambleton — 10.000 10.000
Table 2 Local Authority 1989–90 Schemes Average grant paid (£) Properties purchased Eastern Aylesbury Vale 11.0 1 (1) Colchester 8.3 9 (9) Harlow 8.3 3 (1) Luton 0.0 0 (0) Rochford 10.0 1 (1) St. Albans 13.0 1 (0) South Buckingham 9.0 1 (1) Watford 0.0 0 (0) East Midlands South Kesteven 6.6 8 (8) London Bromley 10.5 92 (52) Croydon 13.0 1 (0) Ealing 10.8 39 (19) Harrow 12.5 16 (8) Havering 11.5 20 (8) Wandsworth 11.4 29 (5) Westminster 12.8 55 (0) South East Adur 10.0 12 (12) Arun 10.0 1 (0) Gillingham 8.0 2 (1) Gravesham 10.0 1 (0) Hart 8.0 1 (1) New Forest 7.4 9 (7) Rochester 6.2 5 (1) Rushmoor 7.0 2 (0) Shepway 10.4 4 (3) Slough 12.0 2 (0) Spelthorne 0.0 0 (0) Tandridge 12.0 12 (2) Test Valley 10.0 3 (1) Tunbridge Wells 11.0 2 (2) Wealden 6.0 4 (2) South West Kennet 10.0 3 (3) Mendip 10.0 12 (7) North Cornwall 7.5 2 (2) Poole 5.5 4 (3) Taunton Deane 8.8 24 (20) Teignbridge 7.5 1 (0) Note: Numbers in parentheses relate to properties purchased within the boundary of the local authority.