HC Deb 29 November 2001 vol 375 cc1062-3W
Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what proportion of non-secure lettings made by local authorities by region in each of the years 1997–98 to 2000–01 were (a) introductory tenancies and (b) lettings made to discharge their duties to homeless households under section 193 of the Housing Act 1996. [18300]

Ms Keeble

Information on the number of lettings made by local authorities to discharge their duties to homeless households under section 193 of the Housing Act 1996 is not available centrally.

The table gives the available information on

  1. (a) the proportion of local authority non-secure lettings that were introductory tenancies; and
  2. (b) the proportion of non-secure lettings to homeless households in priority need. The latter will include lettings that are made to discharge the local authorities duties to homeless households under section 193 of the Housing Act 1996 and may include some lettings that are introductory tenancies (that would end the section 193 duty).

Introductory tenancies as a percentage of local authority non-secure lettings and percentage of all non-secure lettings given to homeless households in priority need
Percentage
1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
North East
Introductory tenancies 84 92 93
Homeless households 19 12 14
North West
Introductory tenancies 95 97 98
Homeless households 13 12 14
Yorkshire and The Humber
Introductory tenancies 68 68 64
Homeless households 30 29 34
East Midlands
Introductory tenancies 36 73 77
Homeless households 68 29 22
West Midlands
Introductory tenancies 60 87 92
Homeless households 33 16 25
East of England
Introductory tenancies 20 26 42
Homeless households 80 80 60
London
Introductory tenancies 29 51 56
Homeless households 75 59 68
South East
Introductory tenancies 12 25 40
Homeless households 93 81 67
South West
Introductory tenancies 27 67 69
Homeless households 78 46 47
England
Introductory tenancies 63 77 81
Homeless households 40 29 30

Note:

Homeless households are households in priority need for whom a statutory duty has been accepted by a local authority under homelessness provisions of Housing Acts. Lettings to these households have been expressed as a percentage of lettings to "new" tenants i.e. excluding transfers and exchanges between existing tenants of social landlords.

Source:

DTLR Housing Investment Programme returns (annual)