HC Deb 19 January 1993 vol 217 c197W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the average rent of council homes in Wales for each year since 1979 adjusted for rises in inflation.

Mr. Gwilym Jones

The average rents of council homes set by local authorities are given in the following table:

Average weekly rent of council homes in Wales
Rents adjusted to 1992–93 prices £s
1979 15.26
1980 16.02
1981 21.27
1982 24.20
1983 24.16
1984 24.51
1985 24.77
1986 25.01
1987 24.64
1988 25.32
1989 26.90
1990 27.21
1991 28.05
1992 29.81

Source: 1979–1989 CIPFA.

1990–1992 Local authority returns.

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