§ Mr. AltonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much housing association grant was paid to each housing association operating on Merseyside during each of the last two financial years.
§ Mr. BaldryThe allocation of grant to individual housing associations is a matter for the Housing Corporation.
§ Mr. AltonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the current annual rent for a housing association tenant on Merseyside; and by how much it has increased over each of the last four years.
§ Mr. BaldryThe average housing association rents for unfurnished accommodation in Merseyside metropolitan county are:
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Weekly Annual Percentage charge
Registered fair rents (excluding service charges)1 Q3 1992 25.52 1,327 + 5 Q3 1991 24.75 1,267 + 6
Weekly Annual Percentage charge Q3 1990 22.88 1,190 + 11 Q3 1989 20.65 1,074 Assured rent (including service charges) 2 Q3 1992 30.13 1,566.76 + 14 Q3 1991 26.45 1,375.40 + 21 Q3 1990 21.92 1,139.84 1 Department of the Environment Rent Officer's Statistics. 2 National Federation of Housing Associations CORE quarterly bulletin.
§ Mr. AltonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many properties are owned by housing associations on Merseyside.
§ Mr. BaldryHousing association stock in the Merseyside region of the Housing Corporation, which includes Merseyside metropolitan county plus Ellesmere Port and Neston, Halton, Warrington and West Lancashire at 31 March 1992 was:
Units Self contained accommodation 50,500 Bedspaces Bedspaces in hostels 2,800 Source: The Housing Corporation HAR10/1 return.