§ Mr. Stephen TwiggTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will publish figures on Government investment in social housing, giving the numbers of beds for each year since 1994–95 in(a) London and (b) the United Kingdom. [35128]
§ Mr. RaynsfordInvestment by Registered Social Landlords in new social housing in England is funded by the Housing Corporation through its Approved Development Programme (ADP) and by local authorities under the Local Authority Social Housing Grant (LASHG) scheme.
The table shows the number of new social homes approved under these programmes in London and England 4W in each year since 1994/95 together with the number of people they can accommodate. Additional social lettings are also provided through grants to tenants to help them buy a new home and vacate their existing dwelling for reletting, and the Housing Corporation's Do-It-Yourself Shared Ownership scheme for tenants (DIYSO). The social lettings provided by these home ownership schemes are not included in the figures.
1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 ADP LASHG ADP LASHG ADP LASHG London Units 11,064 2,379 8,025 1,876 10,279 1,434 Persons 36,640 8,713 28,06 27,034 37,126 5,448 England Units 46,196 17,155 29,789 11,736 41,176 10,763 Persons 164,327 63,061 105,256 41,763 148,970 39,947 Note:
ADP includes output from Rough Sleepers Initiative and City Challenge.