Scottish Homes (Rents) (Hansard, 22 January 1993)

§ Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what would the average Scottish Homes rent have been if rents had increased only by the rate of inflation in every year since the establishment of Scottish Homes; and what is average rent of Scottish Homes for 1992–93;

(2) what is the amount in cash and real terms by which Scottish Homes has raised its average rents since its establishment;

Scottish Homes Rents
1	2	3	4	5	6
				Annual rent rise
Year	Average rent increase¹	Inflation rate based on RPI percentage	Cash	Constant prices³	Average rent from 1989–90 increased by inflation rate at column 3	Percentage of tenants on housing benefit
1989–90	£20.65	(²9.7)	7.8	1.63	1.88	20.65	54.86
1990–91	£23.35	(14.0)	9.6	2.70	2.89	22.26	57.98
1991–92	£26.51	(14.5)	4.8	3.16	3.16	24.40	60.09
1992–93	£29.14	(9.0)	n/a	2.63	2.52	25.57	62.86
1993–94	£31.76	(9.0)	n/a	2.62	2.45	n/a	n/a
¹ Different rent rises apply to different properties—average percentage increase does not necessarily apply to the average weekly rent.
² Percentage increase over previous year.
³ Calculated by applying GDP deflator using 1991–92 as base year.

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(3) what percentage of Scottish Homes tenants received housing benefit in each year since the establishment of Scottish Homes;

(4) what is the percentage amount by which Scottish Homes has raised rents in each year since its establishment; and what was the rate of inflation in each of those years.