§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many dwellings in each council district in Northern Ireland have their rent determined in accordance with regulations 10 and 11(1) of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987. [28197]
§ Mr. MossThe information requested is as follows:
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District council Number of dwellings Antrim 109 Ards 91 Armagh 8 Ballymena 17 Ballymoney 11 Banbridge 8 Belfast 596 Carrickfergus 16 Castlereagh 20 Coleraine 13 Cookstown 3 Craigavon 142 Derry 9 Down 12 Dungannon 14 Fermanagh 39 Larne 34 Limavady 1 Lisburn 38 Magherafelt 19 Moyle 1 Newry and Mourne 12 Newtonabbey 86 North Down 52 Omagh 14 Strabane 9 Total 1,374
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list for each council his estimate of the number of occupied dwellings which are subject to the Rent (Northern Ireland) Order 1978. [28198]
§ Mr. MossIt is estimated that between 9,000 and 12,500 properties are subject to the Rent (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 of which 8,339 rents are registered by the Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland). Although figures for the actual number of such properties which are occupied are not available, the number of rents registered, by district council area, are:
District council Total Antrim 56 Ards 411 Armagh 39 Ballymena 63 Ballymoney 35 Banbridge 30 Belfast 4,593 Carrickfergus 132 Castlereagh 193 Coleraine 100 Cookstown 51 Craigavon 556 Down 58 Dungannon 58 Fermanagh 47 Larne 167 Limavady 17 Lisburn 339 Derry 75 Magherafelt 42 Moyle 16 Newry and Mourne 115 Newtownabbey 778 North Down 305 Omagh 33 Strabane 30 Total 8,339