§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what average proportion of their income working tenants of(a) local authorities, (b) registered social landlords and (c) private landlords paid in rent in the last 12 months. [136813]
§ Mr. MullinEstimates from the Family Resources Survey are shown in the table.
Rent paid1 as a percentage of disposable household income 2: renting households containing at least one person in work: England: 1998–99 Median percentage 3 Local authority tenants 12 RSL tenants 15 Private landlord tenants 21 1 Rent paid by the household—does not include any amount met from Housing Benefit. 2 Disposable household income means total income of household members less Income Tax and National Insurance contributions. It does not include any Housing Benefit received by the household. 3 Rent paid as a percentage of disposable income is calculated for all households in the sample individually, and the median value shown here. Source:
DETR analysis of DSS Family Resources Survey