HC Deb 15 January 1996 vol 269 c365W
Mr. Alfred Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the average rent paid by tenants of(a) private landlords and (b) local councils; and what were the equivalent figures in each category for 1978–79 in actual and real terms. [8529]

Mr. Curry

The figures are given in the table:

Average rents in England, 1978–79 and 1994–95
Year Local authority tenants £ a week Private tenants £ a week
1994–95 (actual) 135.79 269.00
1978–79 (actual) 35.90 46.70
1978–79
(1994–95 prices) 17.21 19.50

Source:

1Housing Subsidy Claim Form.

2Family Expenditure Survey.

3CIPFA survey of local authority rents.

41978 Private Renters Survey.

The 1978–79 estimates have been adjusted to 1994–95 prices using the GDP market prices deflator.

Estimates from the family expenditure survey and the 1978 private renters survey are subject to sampling variability.