§ Mr. FabricantTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the 10 local authorities with the largest rent arrears together with amounts outstanding; what percentage this figure represents of the annual rent collectable; and what is the largest single sum owed by a tenant in each authority. [20733]
§ Mr. ClappisonThe 10 local authorities in England with the highest cumulative rent arrears as a proportion of rent roll on 31 March 1995, the latest date for which figures are available, are as follows:
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Cumulative arrears as a percentage of 1994–95 rent roll Total cumulative rent arrears £000 Haringey 33.4 20,318 Hackney 31.6 32,675 Brent 29.3 13,750 Southwark 20.8 26,160 Lambeth 19.8 19,491 Greenwich 19.6 14,984 Ealing 19.1 10,809
Cumulative arrears as a percentage of 1994–95 rent roll Total cumulative rent arrears £000 Liverpool 17.2 12,763 Islington 16.0 16,072 Hammersmith and Fulham 15.1 6,553 Source:
Housing subsidy claim forms.
Information about amounts owed by individual tenants is not held centrally.