Housing Association Lettings

HC Deb 10 March 1993 vol 220 cc626-7W

Mr. Battle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total of new lettings made by housing associations in England for each year since 1979; and what proportion of new lettings were made to tenants receiving housing benefits.

Sir George Young

Information on the number of housing association lettings in England is available from 1988–89, and information on lettings to tenants qualifying for housing benefit from 1990–91. The information is as follows:

New lettings1 made by housing associations (England)
	Number
1988–89	56,800
1989–90	60,400
1990–91	62,600
1991–92	70,500
Source: Housing Corporation HAR10/1 returns.
1 Excludes transfers within an association and accommodation in almshouses and Abbeyfields.

Proportion of new lettings1 to tenants qualifying for housing benefit (England)
	Per cent
1990–91	56
1991–92	64
Source: National Federation of Housing Associations "CORE" database.
1 Excludes transfers within an association and accommodation in almshouses and Abbeyfields.