§ Sir Paul BeresfordTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the 30 English local authorities with the(a) worst and (b) best council house rent collection rates, (i) as a percentage of rent due net of benefit, (ii) as a percentage of gross rent due and (iii) as cash due, for the latest available year. [28254]
§ Mr. Raynsford[holding answer 6 February 1998]: Information on rent arrears and rent collection is collected from local authorities in England on Housing Subsidy Forms. This information includes data on rent due (full rent available on all dwellings less rent reductions/refunds and rent lost on vacant dwellings) and the part of this rent that is outstanding at the end of the year. Not all authorities are able to provide the latter items, which requires dissaggregation of rent arrears for the current year from those for previous years. This means that collection rates for 1996–97 are not available for around 50 authorities.
The details requested for collection rates for gross rent are set out in percentage and cash terms. These data are as issued by News Release on 9 February 1998 and, as the footnote indicates, Islington has subsequently submitted revised figures.
No data are collected centrally on arrears of rent net of benefit.
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1996–97 rent collection rates for local authorities in England Rent due for 1996–97 £ Arrears arising in 1996–97 £ Rent collection rate % Lowest rent collection rates Islington 101,486,995 6,878,598 93.22 Coventry 37,623,693 1,765,695 95.31 Kingston upon Hull 58,727,166 2,500,000 95.74 Aylesbury Vale 20,673,109 865,999 95.81 Northampton 31,457,398 1,234,105 96.08 Bradford 50,872,913 1,958,968 96.15 Carlisle 15,705,543 600,000 96.18 St. Edmundsbury 14,567,569 552,000 96.21 Milton Keynes 30,370,999 1,059,557 96.51 Uttlesford 7,979,226 277,664 96.52 Lewisham 81,744,800 2,795,132 96.58 Waverley 14,493,314 471,388 96.75 Vale Royal 14,626,988 468,777 96.80 Castle Point 5,015,028 156,935 96.87 Haringey 59,665,747 1,853,000 96.89 Preston 18,392,419 551,772 97.00 Gateshead 48,016,148 1,400,000 97.08 Barrow-in-Furness 7,833,052 227,797 97.09 Leicester 55,487,295 1,600,000 97.12
1996–97 rent collection rates for local authorities in England Rent due for 1996–97 £ Arrears arising in 1996–97 £ Rent collection rate % Peterborough 25,839,995 733,205 97.16 Tewkesbury 6,182,531 175,000 97.17 Ealing 51,343,485 1,423,000 97.23 Bury 18,559,986 505,400 97.28 Corby 12,525,770 338,947 97.29 Tendring 7,959,327 214,617 97.30 Chelmsford 17,510,580 453,109 97.41 Hyndburn 7,901,178 200,000 97.47 Ipswich 19,287,391 486,171 97.48 Woking 11,902,738 300,000 97.48 Richmondshire 4,019,128 100,000 97,51 Note:
Since the data on rent collection were released in News Release on 9 February 1998, Islington Borough Council has provided a revised figure (£1,100,000) for arrears arising in 1996–97. This equates to a rent collection rate of 98.92 per cent.
1996–97 rent collection rates for local authorities in England Rent due for 1996–97 £ Arrears arising in 1996–97 £ Rent collection rate % Highest rent collection rates City of London 6,529,859 2,000 99.97 Rushcliffe 7,361,621 2,500 99.97 Wakefield 61,306,532 45,737 99.93 Forest Heath 6,355,352 5,000 99.92 Hereford 8,229,266 6,500 99.92 South Bedfordshire 14.736,303 12,000 99.92 Swindon 23,343,455 23,712 99.90 Derwentside 19,297,438 23,210 99.88 Restormel 7,853,143 9,500 99.88 Sandwell 87,206,925 106,892 99.88 Tamworth 12,607,711 19,470 99.85 Havering 30,223,911 47,000 99.84 Rotherham 40,178,224 63,900 99.84 Mole Valley 9,292,319 14,800 99.84 Brentwood 7,401,000 12,253 99.83 Welwyn Hatfield 23,534,433 39,522 99.83 Bexley 23,389,000 40,000 99.83 Newham 57,881,336 101,677 99.82 Oxford 20,688,184 43,879 99.79 Trafford 21,579,135 46,000 99.78 Maidstone 18,530,773 40,000 99.78 Burnley 10,537,231 22,910 99.78 Gosport 11,177,620 25,000 99.78 Walsall 48,909,336 118,575 99.76 Test Valley 14,238,453 35,000 99.75 Eden 3,887,941 10,000 99.74 East Lindsey 9,607,794 25,000 99.74 Barnet 36,839,694 100,000 99.73 Stockton-on-Tees 26,724,002 81,540 99.69 East Devon 9,306,021 28,644 99.69 9W
1996–97 rent collection rates for local authorities in England Rent due for 1996–97 £ Arrears arising in 1996–97 £ Rent collection rate % Highest amounts of arrears arising in 1996–97 Islington 101,486,995 6,878,598 92.22 Southwark 136,302,745 2,984,067 97.81 Lewisham 81,744,800 2,795,132 96.58 Kingston upon Hull 58,727,166 2,500,000 95.74 Leeds 117,625,435 2,114,575 98.20 Bradford 50,872,913 1,958,638 96.15
1996–97 rent collection rates for local authorities in England Rent due for 1996–97 £ Arrears arising in 1996–97 £ Rent collection rate % Haringey 59,665,747 1,853,000 96,89 Sheffield 109,196,580 1,811,213 98.34 Coventry 37,623,693 1,765,695 95,31 Leicester 55,487,295 1,600,000 97.12 Wandsworth 65,506,876 1,584,898 97.58 Hackney 104,757,168 1,508,259 98.56 Ealing 51,343,485 1,423,000 97.23 Gateshead 48,016.147 1,400,000 97.08 Wolverhampton 57,218,053 1,400,000 97.55 Northampton 31,457,398 1,234,105 96.08 Greenwich 81,567,234 1,095,468 98.66 Milton Keynes 30,370,999 1,059,557 96.51 Manchester 175,393,000 1,058,164 99.40 Westminster 51,326,855 1,035,000 97.98 Camden 87,438,951 1,000,653 98.86 Barking and Dagenham 53,440,884 977,515 98.17 Newcastle upon Tyne 66,835,694 959,407 98.56 Croydon 52,919,631 930,000 98.24 Aylesbury Vale 20,673,109 865,999 95.81 Norwich 36,588,797 801,288 97.81 Peterborough 25,839,995 733,205 97.16 Oldham 34,280,000 733,000 97.86 Southampton 39,903,200 722,447 98.19 Middlesbrough 31,459,496 711,050 97.74 Note:
Since the data on rent collection were released in News Release on 9 February 1998, Islington BC has provided a revised figure (£1,100,000) for arrears arising in 1996–97. This equates to a rent collection rate of 98.92 per cent.
1996–97 rent collection rates for local authorities in England Rent due for 1996–97 £ Arrears arising in 1996–97 £ Rent collection rate % Lowest amounts of arrears arising in 1996–97 City of London 6,529,859 2,000 99.97 Isles of Scilly 260,247 2,500 99.04 Rushcliffe 7,361,621 2,500 99.97 Forest Heath 6,355,352 5,000 99.92 Hereford 8,229,266 6,500 99.92 Teesdale 1,895,350 9,000 99.53 Restormel 7,853,143 9,500 99.88 Eden 3,887,941 10,000 99.74 South Bedfordshire 14,736,303 12,000 99.92 Brentwood 7,401,000 12,253 99.83 Mole Valley 9,292,319 14,800 99.84 Rochford 4,653,362 14,947 99.68 Oswestry 4,178,900 15,000 99.64 Castle Morpeth 5,345,354 18,266 99.66 Tamworth 12,607,711 19,470 99.85 Craven 3,611,287 21,000 99.42 Staffordshire Moorlands 6,060,664 22,600 99.63 Burnley 10,537,231 22,910 99.78 Derwentside 19,297,438 23,210 99.88 Swindon 23,343,455 23,712 99.90 Fylde 3,263,490 24,228 99.26 East Lindsey 9,607,794 25,000 99.74 Gosport 11,177,620 25,000 99.78 Alnwick 3,974,629 26,594 99.33 Tynedale 7,261,504 27,156 99.63 South Hams 8,253,119 27,619 99.67 East Devon 9,306,021 28,644 99.69 North Kesteven 7,767,886 30,749 99.60 Caradon 8,397,297 34,894 99.58 Oadby and Wigston 2,514,513 35,000 98.61