§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list by district council the number of(a) owner occupiers and private tenants and (b) council tenants who have applied in each of the last two years for the disabled facilities grant; in each category by district council, how many adaptations were carried out; what was the average time taken to complete adaptations from the time the request for adaptation was made; and what was the average amount paid by (i) applicants, (ii) district councils and (iii) central Government.
§ Mr. Gwilym Jones[holding answer 18 May 1992]: Table 1 gives the numbers of disabled facilities grants paid to owner occupiers and types of tenants in each of the last two years. The information for 1990 contains only two quarters' data as the disabled facilities grants, paid under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, were only introduced in July 1990.
The average value of grants and the average contribution from the applicant towards the cost of works is given in table 2. The figures are not held centrally by tenure. The Department provides a 75 per cent. Exchequer contribution towards local authorities' expenditure in Wales on disabled facilities grants for owner-occupiers and private tenants. Expenditure on these grants for council tenants is eligible for 100 per cent. subsidy from the housing revenue account.
The information on the numbers of applications for grants and the average length of time from application to completion of grant is not centrally available.
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Table 1 Numbers of completed disabled facilities grants Owner occupier and tenants of private sector or housing association Tenants of local authority, new town or the Crown 1990 1991 1990 1991 Aberconwy 3 25 — 8 Alyn and Deeside — 7 — — Arfon — 5 — —
Owner occupier and tenants of private sector or housing association Tenants of local authority, new town or the Crown 1990 1991 1990 1991 Blaenau Gwent — 24 — — Brecknock — 5 — — Cardiff 1 91 — 3 Carmarthen — 3 — — Ceredigion — 8 — — Colwyn 3 16 — — Cynon Valley — 11 — — Delyn — 6 — 1 Dinefwr — 7 — — Dwyfor — 3 — — Glyndwr — 7 — — Islwyn 5 107 4 185 Llanelli 1 32 — — Lliw Valley — 38 — — Meirionnydd — 2 — — Merthyr Tydfil — 7 — — Monmouth 4 28 — — Montgomeryshire — 2 — — Neath — 31 — — Newport — 25 — — Ogwr 2 27 — — Port Talbot — 18 — —- Preseli Pembrokeshire — 22 — 29 Radnorshire — 7 — 3 Rhondda — 55 — — Rhuddlan — 7 — — Rhymney Valley 1 69 — — South Pembrokeshire 1 25 — — Swansea 2 90 — 6 Taff-Ely — 46 — — Torfaen — 5 — — Vale of Glamorgan — 31 — 7 Wrexham Maelor — 5 — 1 Ynys Mon — 9 — 2 WALES 23 906 4 245 Source: Welsh Office local authority returns.
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Table 2 Disabled Facilities Grants paid under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 Average Amount Paid by Applicant(£'s) Average Amount of Grant (£'s) 1990 1991 1990 1991 Aberconwy — 347 2,200 4,874 Alyn and Deeside — 1,181 — 6,514 Arfon — — — 5,378 Blaenau Gwent — 99 — 6,215 Brecknock — 2,890 — 9,767 Cardiff 43 374 2,055 10,672 Carmarthen — — — 13,559 Ceredigion — 713 — 9,346 Colwyn 2,036 111 830 1,618 Cynon Valley — 427 — 1,947 Delyn — — — 838 Dinefwr — 505 — 2,107 Dwyfor — — — 6,972 Glyndwr — 52 — 5,701 Islwyn — 60 1,231 1,877 Llanelli — 183 8,204 3,439 Lliw Valley — 98 — 5,710 Meirionnydd — 196 — 1,532 Merthyr Tydfil — 20 — 3,303 Monmouth — — 2,473 2,061 Montgomeryshire — — — 8,940 Neath — 379 — 4,829 Newport — 148 — 4,743 Ogwr — 183 1,883 3,954 Port Talbot — 298 — 2,358
Average Amount Paid by Applicant (£'s) Average Amount of Grant(£'s) 1990 1991 1990 1991 Preseli Pembrokeshire — 330 — 3,489 Radnorshire — — — 4,640 Rhondda — 92 — 2,227 Rhuddlan — 77 — 5,277 Rhymney Valley — 231 — 1,804 South Pembrokeshire — 311 3,855 5,136 Swansea 958 102 2,142 3,461 Taff-Ely — 131 — 2,864 Torfaen — 112 — 8,396 Vale of Glamorgan — 221 — 3,510 Wrexham Maelor — 341 — 4,155 Ynys Mon — — — 5,440 Wales 2,988 185 1,979 3,837 Source: Welsh Office local authority returns.
§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list, by district council, the number of applications made for adaptations to the homes of disabled people in each of the last five years; how many adaptations were carried out in each year; and what was the average length of time to complete adaptations from the request for an adaptation to be made to its conclusion.
§ Mr. Gwilym Jones[holding answer 18 May 1992]: The numbers of grants completed for disabled people under the Housing Act 1985 and the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, introduced in April 1990, are given in table 1. Local authorities also perform adaptations on their own stock to provide dwellings suitable for the disabled. Table 2 contains this information.
Information on the numbers of applications for grants and the average length of time from application to completion of grant is not centrally available.
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Table 1 Numbers of grants paid to disabled people under the Housing Act 1985 and the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 Aberconwy 13 76 38 54 40 Alyn and Deeside 31 54 26 33 17 Arfon 54 64 61 35 15 Blaenau Gwent — 15 26 76 29 Brecknock — — — 2 5 Cardiff 288 395 361 334 245 Carmarthen 44 33 37 33 9 Ceredigion 40 39 49 55 28 Colwyn 24 93 146 222 19 Cynon Valley 53 43 29 22 19 Delyn 25 31 29 22 11 Dinefwr 26 20 19 28 26 Dwyfor 6 10 11 14 4 Glyndwr 20 19 20 27 14 Islwyn 442 555 622 507 328 Llanelli 23 81 39 135 45 Lliw Valley 105 85 112 128 61 Meirionnydd 19 12 15 18 7 Merthyr Tydfil 12 14 10 6 9 Monmouth 21 70 57 47 32 Montgomeryshire 13 25 35 27 2 Neath — 27 69 62 35 Newport 123 156 109 149 38 Ogwr 96 96 95 161 54 Port Talbot 21 33 22 86 31 Preseli Pembrokeshire 68 108 212 246 87 Radnorshire 1 — 1 2 10 Rhondda 40 26 32 12 55 Rhuddlan 31 16 17 9 7 Rhymney Valley 59 43 88 114 81 South Pembrokeshire 34 24 68 68 31 Swansea 213 175 252 307 154
1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 Taff-Ely 73 70 76 99 51 Torfaen 176 61 74 95 41 Vale of Glamorgan 84 69 79 109 66 Wrexham Maelor 1 1 2 — 6 Ynys Mon 46 48 55 41 19 Wales 2,325 2,687 2,993 3,385 1,731 Source: Welsh Office local authority returns.
Table 2 Adaptations by local authorities for disabled people 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 Aberconwy 5 9 19 21 39 Alyn and Deeside 28 11 — 7 8 Arfon 1 1 5 — 3 Blaenau Gwent — — — — 3 Brecknock 23 26 12 41 49 Cardiff — 3 — — — Carmarthen 83 50 44 54 47 Ceredigion — — — — 3 Colwyn 60 74 75 56 153 Cynon Valley — — — — — Delyn 55 45 10 — 14 Dinefwr 38 37 1 — 14 Dwyfor — — 1 1 2 Glyndwr — — — — — Islwyn — — — 195 296 Llanelli — — — — — Lliw Valley 131 137 105 169 155 Meirionnydd — — — — — Merthyr Tydfil — — — — — Monmouth — — — 33 — Montgomeryshire 1 28 18 12 90 Neath 28 43 59 121 103 Newport 340 396 320 161 192 Ogwr 9 27 35 34 18 Port Talbot 132 38 265 157 91 Preseli Pembrokeshire 36 20 32 27 61 Radnorshire — — — — — Rhondda 180 261 242 221 343 Rhuddlan — — 11 2 — Rhymney Valley — — — 230 521 South Pembrokeshire 109 122 109 103 96 Swansea 983 939 378 309 505 Taff-Ely — — — — — Torfaen 501 590 729 699 487 Vale of Glamorgan — — — — 56 Wrexham Maelor 68 39 31 55 101 Ynys Mon 9 2 — — — Wales 2,820 2,898 2,501 2,708 3,438 Source: Welsh Office local authority returns.
§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list, by district council, the amount of money spent on adaptations to the homes of disabled people in each of the last five years; and what contribution was made towards these costs from central Government funds.
§ Mr. Gwilym Jones[holding answer 18 May 1992]: The amounts of grant paid to disabled people under the Housing Act 1985 and the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, introduced in April 1990, are given in the table. In addition to expenditure through grants, local authorities and social services spend money adapting dwellings for disabled people. This information is not centrally available.
Because the support arrangements in Wales and England are similar, I refer the hon. Gentleman to the 583W reply given to him on 2 June by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment.
Amounts of Grants Paid to Disabled People under the Housing Act 1985 and the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 Amounts (£000's) 1985 Act 1989 Act Totals 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1990 1991 1990 1991 Aberconwy 24 108 84 57 5 7 166 63 170 Alyn and Deeside 67 94 52 69 27 — 46 69 72 Arfon 200 227 230 157 65 — 27 157 91 Blaenau Gwent — 24 34 220 13 — 149 220 162 Brecknock — — — 8 — — 49 8 49 Cardiff 527 848 822 982 458 2 1,014 984 1,471 Carmarthen 115 82 113 81 28 — 41 81 69 Ceredigion 94 98 147 172 104 — 75 172 178 Colwyn 83 111 127 162 4 2 26 164 30 Cynon Valley 68 90 497 48 10 — 21 48 32 Delyn 54 79 65 62 28 — 6 62 33 Dinefwr 48 27 35 86 83 — 15 86 98 Dwyfor 14 44 38 57 1 — 21 57 22 Glyndwr 36 40 32 93 17 — 46 93 63 Islwyn 552 740 826 642 42 11 572 654 615 Llanelli 35 133 57 200 38 8 110 209 148 Lliw Valley 212 190 247 339 117 — 217 339 334 Meirionnydd 19 14 18 52 21 — 3 52 24 Merthyr Tydfil 24 38 40 28 22 — 23 28 46 Monmouth 41 71 77 73 9 10 58 83 67 Montgomeryshire 27 53 101 39 — — 18 39 18 Neath — 58 115 109 15 — 150 109 164 Newport 215 334 110 224 65 — 119 224 184 Ogwr 123 116 154 364 118 4 107 368 225 Port Talbot 26 45 34 115 19 — 42 115 62 Preseli Pembrokeshire 227 290 412 560 155 — 178 560 333 Radnorshire 2 — 2 2 — — 46 2 46 Rhondda 100 99 95 48 — — 123 48 123 Rhuddlan 37 35 42 16 — — 37 16 37 Rhymney Valley 75 51 135 169 36 1 125 170 161 South Pembrokeshire 81 51 184 113 25 4 128 117 153 Swansea 880 797 1,334 1,494 307 4 332 1,498 639 Taff-Ely 68 64 58 109 19 — 132 109 151 Torfaen 335 190 193 319 181 — 42 319 223 Vale of Glamorgan 218 134 223 336 84 — 154 336 239 Wrexham Maelor 1 1 4 — — — 25 — 25 Ynys Mon 153 112 141 139 35 — 60 139 95 Wales 4,778 5,488 6,878 7,747 2,150 53 4,501 7,800 6,651 Source: Welsh Office local authority returns.