§ Mr. HendryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what support his Department gives to housing societies and smaller housing associations.
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesThe Housing Corporation provides capital funding to registered housing associations through its approved development programme which1110W amounts to some £1.5 billion in 1994–95. Smaller associations, defined as those with fewer than 500 dwellings, received around 11 per cent. of allocations for new scheme approvals in 1994–95.
In addition, the Housing Corporation's total revenue grant support for registered housing associations, including smaller associations, is expected to amount to some £195 million in 1994–95.