HC Deb 22 February 1994 vol 238 c115W
Mr. Raynsford

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to the oral answer by the Minister for Housing to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Northfield (Mr. Burden) on 16 February,Official Report, column 936, if he will publish a table distinguishing the total number of lettings of rented housing expected to be completed in 1993–94, 1994–95 and 1995–96, from the total expected output by housing associations in those three years.

Sir George Young

[holding answer 21 February 1994]: The Housing Corporation's approved development programme provides new lettings of rented housing in two ways: new lettings provided by the rental programme; and new lettings freed up through the tenants' incentive scheme and 60 per cent. of the do-it-yourself shared ownership programme which helps existing housing association and local authority tenants to become full or partial owner occupiers. The Housing Corporation estimates that in the years 1993–94 to 1995–96 its approved development programme will provide new lettings for rent and for shared ownership as set out in the table.

1993–94 1994–95 1995–96
New lettings for rent 42,800 41,800 31,900
Properties freed up by:
TIS 6,300 7,000 7,000
DIYSO (60 per cent. of total DIYSO) 3,240 2,820 4,560
Total lettings for rent 52,340 51,620 43,460
New lettings for shared ownership:
DIYSO (40 per cent. of total DIYSO) 2,160 1,880 3,040
Low Cost Home Ownership 3,100 4,800 5,000
Total lettings for shared ownership 5,260 6,680 8,040
Total lettings for rent and shared ownership 57,600 58,300 51,500

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