Housing Investment (Hansard, 16 November 2000)

§ Mr. Mullin

The available information on Government allocations, or outturns, for expenditure on housing capital investment made since 1979–80 is set out in the tables. A revised local authority finance regime was introduced from 1990–91, and thus prior years' figures are not directly comparable. Some of the resources allocated through the Single Regeneration Budget Challenge Fund and City Challenge are applied to housing, but this element is not distinguished in the allocations and is therefore not included. Allocations under the Capital Receipts Initiative over the period 1997–98 to 1999–2000 are identified separately in the table.

Government expenditure plans from 2001–02 to 2003–04 which were set out in the reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow, West (Mr. Thomas) on 24 July 2000,Official Report, columns 398–04W, are as follows.

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Spending Review 2000 Settlement Housing Capital Programmes
£ million
England	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04
Housing Corporation ADP (including Rough Sleepers initiative)	789	940	1,236
Local Authority Credit Approvals	2,305	2,465	2,545
Disabled Facility Grants and Housing defects loans	87	88	89
Starter Homes Initiative	50	100	100
Safer Communities Supported Housing Fund	20	40	60

Programme allocations at Regional level are yet to be decided.

Housing capital expenditure allocations 1979–80 to 1989–90¹—England
£ million
	1979–80	1980–81	1981–82	1982–83	1983–84	1984–85	1985–86	1986–87	1987–88	1988–89	1989–90
Development Programme(ADP)—Gross expenditure	²—	²—	521	755	734	697	711	715	752	791	935
Local Authority Basic Block allocations (prior to 1990–91)	2,544	2,186	1,771	1,847	1,769	1,821	1,572	1,392	1,262	1,119	874
Estate Action	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	42	67	129	176
Other allocations	0	17	25	345	464	32	33	25	71	83	45

Housing capital expenditure allocations 1990–91 to 2000–01¹—England
£ million
	1990–91	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–2000	2000–01
Housing Corporation Approved Development Programme (ADP)—Gross expenditure	1,063	1,586	1,760	1,796	1,484	1,142	1,044	684	607	638	542
Local Authority Credit Approvals (ACGs—from 1990— 91)	1,296	1,343	1,290	1,378	1,038	994	943	628	544	609	2,019
Estate Action	175	264	347	357	373	239	203	155	99	65	68
Other Credit Approval	221	187	110	45	70	88	88	51	31	³—	³—
Capital Receipts Initiative	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	174	569	570	³—
Private Sector Renewal Support Grant	413	413	397	392	308	283	271	192	166	165	³—
Disabled Facilities Grant	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	56	59	65	72
Estate Renewal Challenge Fund	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	30	103	146	165	81
Housing Action Trusts	³—	10	27	57	73	47	66	69	76	68	63

Housing capital expenditure allocations 1979–1980 to 1989–90¹—London
£ million
	1979–80	1980–81	1981–82	1982–83	1983–84	1984–85	1985–86	1986–87	1987–88	1988–89	1989–90
Development Programme (ADP)—Gross expenditure	²—	²—	²—	²—	²—	²—	²—	²—	²—	²—	²—
Local Authority Basic Block allocations (prior to 1990–91)	887	767	548	617	532	555	480	427	385	371	290
Estate Action	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	15	14	30	37
Other allocations	0	3	3	14	64	5	7	3	17	26	2

Housing capital expenditure allocations 1990–91 to 2000–01¹—London
£ million
	1990–91	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–2000	2000–01
Housing Corporation Approved Development Programme (ADP)—Gross expenditure	²—	²—	²—	²—	²—	424	408	261	252	264	276
Local Authority Credit Approvals (ACGs—from 1990-91)	436	451	454	474	355	321	299	194	162	184	602
Estate Action	33	67	93	91	98	88	87	86	68	46	54
Other Credit Approvals	123	100	29	3	28	43	43	31	18	³—	³—
Capital Receipts Initiative	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	53	167	170	³—

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Specific allocations for Estate Action and Housing Action Trusts within the Regeneration Programme are as follows:

Estimated capital allocations
	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04
Estate Action
England	39.5	11.1	4.7
of which London	35.5	11.1	4.7
Housing Action Trusts England	70	92.3	54.3

Allocation has yet to be distributed between individual HATs.

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Housing capital expenditure allocations 1990–91 to 2000–01¹—London
£ million
	1990–91	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–2000	2000–01
Private Sector Renewal Support Grant	55	52	57	55	42	44	45	39	33	33	³—
Disabled Facilities Grant	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	9	9	11	12
Estate Renewal Challenge Fund	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	13	58	114	79	46
Housing Action Trusts	³—	²—	²—	21	32	23	24	39	33	39	34
1Cash prices
2 Denotes figures not available
3 Not applicable

Notes:

1. ADP Gross Expenditure—excludes ADP funding of City Challenge, Rough Sleepers Initiative and ERCF. Data prior to 1981–82 are unavailable as Corporation expenditure was not cash limited in this period. London boroughs' expenditure was not separately identifiable prior to the Corporation's regional re-organisation from 1995–96. The 1992–93 figure excludes £591 million under the Housing Market Package. 2000–01 figure is forecast expenditure.
2. Estate Action—figures up to 1994–95 represent supplementary credit approval (SCA) and continuation scheme allocations; thereafter, direct grant payment outturns within the Single Regeneration Budget. 2000–01 outtum is estimated.
3. Other allocations/credit approvals—covers special programmes for Energy Conservation, Home Insulation, Home Improvement, Private Sector Initiative, Homelessness, Special Grant Allowances, Rural Housing Defects Act, New Town Defective Dwellings, Flats over Shops, Cash Incentive Scheme and Housing Partnership Fund. Figures represent final outtum.
4. Capital Receipts Initiative—initial allocations.
5. Private Sector Renewal Support Grant—distributed via Specified Capital Grant Allowances 1990–91 to 1992–93; SCG-dependent SCAs 1993–94 to 1996–97.
5. Disabled Facilities Grant—initial allocation. DFG was incorporated within SCG and SCG-dependent SCAs prior to 1997–98.
6. Estate Renewal Challenge Fund—2000–01 outturn is estimated.
7. Housing Action Trusts—2000–01 outturn is estimated. Separate figure for London expenditure in 1991–92 and 1992–93 not available.