Supplementary memorandum by Housing Corporation
(AFH 43(a))
Annex 1
BACKGROUND: THE HOUSING CORPORATION AND REGISTERED
SOCIAL LANDLORDS
The Corporation is a Non-Departmental Public
Body (NDPB) with responsibility in England for the registration,
regulation and funding of Registered Social Landlords (RSLs)—better
known as housing associations. It is also responsible for promoting
the proper performance of RSLs. It was originally set up under
the terms of the Housing Act 1964. Its responsibilities, which
government has developed and extended since then, are now principally
set out in the Housing Associations Act 1985 and the Housing Act
1996.
The Corporation's mission is "Raising the
Standard for Homes and Neighbourhoods". Underpinning this
statement are four key aims:
— to regulate to promote a viable,
properly governed and properly managed housing association sector;
— to invest for the creation and maintenance
of safe and sustainable communities[30];
— to champion a tenant focus in the
housing association sector; and
— to be a modern, customer-centred,
forward looking organisation, leading change in the sector.
There are 2,060[31]
RSLs on the Corporation's register. They provide just over 1.3
million homes for rent by those in housing need throughout England
and around 92,000 shared ownership homes and leasehold dwellings
for the elderly[32].
RSLs are independent organisations run by non-executive, voluntary
Boards. They are constituted in a variety of ways—many are
charities registered with the Charity Commission and others are
constituted as friendly societies. They are not dependent solely
on public funds. Since the passing of the Housing Act 1988 the
sector has attracted significant amounts of private sector finance.
Private finance amounts to £17 billion[33]
which combines with a total of over £24 billion of public
investment, channelled through the Corporation's Approved Development
Programme (ADP) and through Local Authority Social Housing Grants
(LA SHG).
RSLs vary widely in their size and range. While
60 per cent own fewer than 50 homes, by contrast the largest have
assets in excess of £1 billion. An increasing number of RSLs
have taken on the social housing transferred from the local authority
sector.
Annex 2
Table 1
ADP AND LASHG COMPLETIONS FROM 1996-97 TO
2000-01
| 1996-97 ADP | LA
| 1997-98 ADP | LA
| 1998-99 ADP | LA
| 1999-2000 ADP | LA
| 2000-01 ADP | LA
|
| Housing for rent | 26,200 |
9,029 | 22,083 | 9,166
| 22,081 | 9,163 | 19,401
| 7,816 | 17,373 | 7,689
|
| TSH | 2,000 | 72
| 2,777 | 249 | 1,804
| 138 | 1,194 | 250
| 943 | 133 |
| Rent Total | 28,200
| 9,101 | 24,860
| 9,415 | 23,885
| 9,301 | 20,595
| 8,066 | 18,316
| 7,822 |
| Homebuy | 0 | 0
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 885 | 3 | 1,487
| 30 |
| Housing for sale | 4,091 |
204 | 4,311 | 370 |
4,239 | 288 | 2,956
| 301 | 2,551 | 256
|
| DIYSO | 2,431 | 230
| 1,985 | 252 | 1,472
| 192 | 191 | 226
| 0 | 311 |
| TIS | 7,029 | 72
| 4,262 | 75 | 2,364
| 85 | 413 | 45
| 0 | 0 |
| Sale Total | 13,551
| 506 | 10,558 |
697 | 8,075 | 565
| 4,445 | 575 |
4,038 | 597 |
| ADP Total | 41,751
| 9,607 | 35,418
| 10,112 | 31,960
| 9,866 | 25,040
| 8,641 | 22,354
| 8,419 |
| ADP/LA (Gross) | |
| | |
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| |
Expenditure
£ million |
1,044.4 | 349.33 |
683.8 | 363.392 |
606.51 | 334.593 |
637.53 | 328.099 |
717.00 | 399.903 |
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Table 2
2001-02 COMPLETIONS FOR ADP AND LASHG BY REGION
| London | S East
| S West | E Mids
| Eastern | W Mids
| Y & H | N East
| N West | Mersey
| Total |
| ADP | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| MFRENT | 4,747 | 2,450
| 2,151 | 1,225 | 1,576
| 1,496 | 1,511 | 680
| 1,723 | 941 | 18,500
|
| TSH | 376 | 130
| 73 | 4 | 52 |
34 | 162 | 0 | 25
| 38 | 894 |
| Rent Total | 5,123
| 2,580 | 2,224 |
1,229 | 1,628 | 1,530
| 1,673 | 680 |
1,748 | 979 | 19,394
|
| HOMEBUY | 466 | 314
| 200 | 88 | 105
| 58 | 19 | 11 |
9 | 0 | 1,270 |
| MFSALE | 699 | 305
| 121 | 230 | 53
| 138 | 119 | 110
| 402 | 34 | 2,211
|
| Sale Total | 1,165
| 619 | 321 |
318 | 158 | 196
| 138 | 121 |
411 | 34 | 3,481
|
| Total | 6,288 |
3,199 | 2,545 | 1,547
| 1,786 | 1,726 |
1,811 | 801 | 2,159
| 1,013 | 22,875
|
| ADP (Gross) Expenditure £ million | 341.511
| 93.517 | 51.076 | 34.44
| 51.623 | 58.502 | 47.648
| 23.234 | 51.557 | 21.423
| 774.531 |
| London | S East
| S West | E Mids
| Eastern | W Mids
| Y & H | N East
| N West | Mersey
| Total |
| LASHG | | |
| | |
| | | |
| |
| MFRENT | 1,078 | 2,059
| 613 | 393 | 1,142
| 428 | 47 | 23
| 265 | 57 | 6,105
|
| TSH | 70 | 27 |
3 | | 10 | 12
| 0 | 0 | 6 |
0 | 128 |
| Rent Total | 1,148
| 2,086 | 616 |
393 | 1,152 | 440
| 47 | 23 | 271
| 57 | 6,233 |
| HOMEBUY | 25 | 13
| 3 | | 0 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0
| 0 | 43 |
| MFSALE | 73 | 201
| 22 | 7 | 53 |
29 | 2 | 0 | 8
| 0 | 395 |
| DIYSO | 9 | 238
| 16 | 15 | 0 |
22 | 0 | 0 | 0
| 0 | 300 |
| Sale Total | 107
| 452 | 41 | 22
| 53 | 53 | 2
| 0 | 8 | 0
| 738 |
| Total | 1,255 |
2,538 | 657 | 415
| 1,205 | 493 |
49 | 23 | 279
| 57 | 6,971 |
| LASHG (Gross) Expenditure £ million
| 112.492 | 140.884
| 58.161 | 12.662
| 58.709 | 15.165
| 3.328 | 0.529 |
6.992 | 1.495 | 410.417
|
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30
Sustainable communities are those in which people want and are
able to live now and in the future. Back
31
As at 29 November 2001. Back
32
Figures frm RSR 2001, but they have not yet been adjusted for
non-response. Final figures may vary. Back
33
Level of funding drawn as at 31 March 2001. Back
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