§ Mr. Nigel JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what proportion of local authority and housing association dwellings in Gloucestershire, by district, was earmarked for the elderly in the most recent five years for which records are available. [51128]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThe available information on numbers of local authority and housing associations dwellings in the district councils of Gloucestershire as at 1 April, together with the percentages for use by the elderly, is as follows:
Local Authority Dwellings Total number % for use by the elderly 1997 Cheltenham 5,967 9 Cotswold 0 0 Forest of Dean 4,357 28 Gloucester 5,715 18 Stroud 5,996 38 Tewkesbury 3,157 15 1996 Cheltenham 6,058 11 Cotswold 4,397 27 Forest of Dean 4,434 27 Gloucester 5,712 18 Stroud 6,108 38 Tewkesbury 3,243 15 1995 Cheltenham 6,124 13 Cotswold 4,509 26 Forest of Dean 4,485 27 Gloucester 5,776 18 Stroud 6,199 37 Tewkesbury 3,300 15 1994 Cheltenham 6,192 13 Cotswold 4,623 25 Forest of Dean 4,623 26 Gloucester 5,887 18 Stroud 6,358 35 Tewkesbury 3,389 14 1993 Cheltenham 6,281 13 Cotswold 4,748 28 Forest of Dean 4,739 25 Gloucester 5,897 18 Stroud 6,473 35 Tewkesbury 3,451 14 Source:
Annual Housing Investment Programme (HIP1) returns
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Housing Association Self-contained units Bedspaces in shared accommodation Total % for the elderly Total % for the elderly in shared accommodation 1997 Cheltenham 1,329 17 322 28 Cotswold1 4,971 15 72 43 Forest of Dean 612 19 32 0 Gloucester 1,163 26 135 15 Stroud 739 23 160 34 Tewkesbury 877 11 17 0 1996 Cheltenham 1,317 20 336 27 Cotswold 788 18 49 47 Forest of Dean 598 20 34 0 Gloucester 1,176 27 127 16 Stroud 713 22 116 41 Tewkesbury 1,061 9 21 0 19952 Cheltenham 1,167 24 319 21 Cotswold 713 27 44 55 Forest of Dean 566 24 23 0 Gloucester 1,008 28 121 8 Stroud 631 26 102 18 Tewkesbury 485 20 17 0 19942 Cheltenham 1,188 24 262 8 Cotswold 668 28 56 43 Forest of Dean 579 23 10 0 Gloucester 942 35 117 9 Stroud 547 30 117 35 Tewkesbury 474 28 52 0 1993 Cheltenham 841 34 233 13 Cotswold 326 60 48 50 Forest of Dean 396 34 10 0 Gloucester 660 48 118 9 Stroud 316 53 106 32 Tewkesbury 250 53 17 0 1Includes 4,102 units transferred from Cotswold DC to a housing association on 28 February 1997 2Definition of dwellings designed for the elderly changed Source:
Annual HAR10/1 returns