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Ms Buck:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what the estimated average public subsidy was per unit of shared ownership accommodation in (a) England and (b) London in the most recent year for which figures are available; [99800]
(2) how much in Government subsidy was given to each household purchasing a shared ownership property in (a) England, (b) each English region and (c) each London local authority in (i) 2004-05 and (ii) 2005-06; and what the figures are for 2006-07 to date. [99931]
Yvette Cooper:
The following table shows the average Government subsidy through the Housing Corporation’s Affordable Housing Programme for each shared ownership property in England, each English region and for each London local authority for 2004-05 and 2005-06 together with the latest estimates for 2006-07 and 2007-08. Housing Associations continue to own the share of the property funded by the Housing Corporation.
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| Average Government subsidy per shared ownership unit |
| £ |
| | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
|
England
|
31,629
|
25,076
|
27,372
|
25,334
|
|
Region
| | | | |
|
London
|
46,022
|
41,204
|
41,926
|
44,571
|
|
South East
|
25,608
|
20,052
|
19,100
|
16,743
|
|
South West
|
17,224
|
10,800
|
18,245
|
20,256
|
|
East Midlands
|
20,743
|
15,988
|
21,297
|
15,345
|
|
Eastern
|
20,012
|
12,875
|
14,477
|
15,729
|
|
West Midlands
|
26,679
|
15,295
|
20,376
|
19,940
|
|
Yorkshire and Humberside
|
20,888
|
11,801
|
24,623
|
30,953
|
|
North East
|
26,051
|
24,966
|
26,074
|
15,909
|
|
North West
|
24,324
|
31,750
|
31,896
|
36,198
|
|
London local authorities
| | | | |
|
Barking and Dagenham
|
36,055
|
29,093
|
14,873
|
n/a
|
|
Barnet
|
45,960
|
46,022
|
27,243
|
36,996
|
|
Bexley
|
37,423
|
51,689
|
6,650
|
n/a
|
|
Brent
|
46,784
|
48,132
|
45,609
|
54,456
|
|
Bromley
|
31,950
|
28,148
|
45,000
|
n/a
|
|
Camden
|
59,646
|
59,242
|
39,703
|
49,204
|
|
City of London
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|
Croydon
|
49,535
|
47,460
|
48,999
|
45,000
|
|
Ealing
|
39,719
|
54,302
|
50,276
|
46,096
|
|
Enfield
|
49,077
|
42,372
|
54,551
|
n/a
|
|
Greenwich
|
43,277
|
32,666
|
35,250
|
44,852
|
|
Hackney
|
44,401
|
48,580
|
46,905
|
42,275
|
|
Hammersmith and Fulham
|
36,799
|
53,068
|
48,219
|
n/a
|
|
Haringey
|
57,643
|
48,331
|
48,893
|
48,165
|
|
Harrow
|
49,338
|
48,000
|
36,667
|
42,000
|
|
Havering
|
27,941
|
29,058
|
52,188
|
n/a
|
|
Hillingdon
|
40,625
|
22,547
|
25,000
|
n/a
|
|
Hounslow
|
39,707
|
48,043
|
40,079
|
41,195
|
|
Islington
|
55,685
|
35,007
|
32,743 -
|
37,768
|
|
Kensington and Chelsea
|
50,000
|
n/a
|
25,455
|
45,000
|
|
Kingston upon Thames
|
15,351
|
59,157
|
43,941
|
35,000
|
|
Lambeth
|
38,807
|
44,159
|
46,756
|
n/a
|
|
Lewisham
|
64,771
|
28,168
|
55,956
|
n/a
|
|
Merton
|
43,062
|
25,943
|
47,693
|
n/a
|
|
Newham
|
47,342
|
36,341
|
43,632
|
47,000
|
|
Redbridge
|
29,272
|
35,932
|
30,900
|
n/a
|
|
Richmond upon Thames
|
10,962
|
50,000
|
38,800
|
37,500
|
|
Southwark
|
75,070
|
40,513
|
63,538
|
n/a
|
|
Sutton
|
37,504
|
43,821
|
26,269
|
16,667
|
|
Tower Hamlets
|
42,404
|
30,852
|
25,564
|
45,402
|
|
Waltham Forest
|
45,797
|
34,307
|
54,294
|
n/a
|
|
Wandsworth
|
30,859
|
41,370
|
42,416
|
n/a
|
|
Westminster
|
55,901
|
44,978
|
49,364
|
51,250
|
n/a = Indicates that no allocations have been provided in these boroughs.
|
Ms Buck:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much the average rent paid on an (a) two bedroom, (b) three bedroom and (c) four or more bedroom property is in (i) local authority and (ii) housing association property in each London borough; and what the real terms change has been since 2001-02. [99801]
Yvette Cooper:
The information requested is as follows:
(i) Average local authority rents, in pounds per week, on two-, three- and four-bedroom dwellings in each London borough in 2005-06 are tabled as follows:
| A—average rent 2005-06 |
| Bedroom: | Per week (£) |
| Local authority | Two | Three | Four |
|
Barking and Dagenham
|
66.74
|
69.73
|
74.06
|
|
Barnet
|
71.14
|
81.08
|
91.34
|
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|
Bexley
|
LSVT
|
LSVT
|
LSVT
|
|
Brent
|
78.15
|
90.02
|
101.9
|
|
Bromley
|
LSVT
|
LSVT
|
LSVT
|
|
Camden
|
77.19
|
87.2
|
96.58
|
|
City of London
|
69.81
|
75.27
|
78.71
|
|
Croydon
|
74.55
|
90.08
|
104.27
|
|
Ealing
|
73.5
|
82.45
|
102.74
|
|
Enfield
|
72.5
|
81.89
|
93.1
|
|
Greenwich
|
68.88
|
79.64
|
85.77
|
|
Hackney
|
66.18
|
74.24
|
83.83
|
|
Hammersmith and Fulham
|
74.75
|
84.88
|
96.43
|
|
Haringey
|
69.72
|
81.27
|
92.98
|
|
Harrow
|
76.6
|
89.95
|
101.17
|
|
Havering
|
58.36
|
72.09
|
83.79
|
|
Hillingdon
|
81
|
96.07
|
101.74
|
|
Hounslow
|
71.08
|
82.6
|
96.15
|
|
Islington
|
75.42
|
82.62
|
97.68
|
|
Kensington and Chelsea
|
85.09
|
92.97
|
109.62
|
|
Kingston upon Thames
|
78.84
|
90.87
|
96.6
|
|
Lambeth
|
72.09
|
83.41
|
91.67
|
|
Lewisham
|
67.71
|
76.16
|
83.73
|
|
Merton
|
73.12
|
83.1
|
91.76
|
|
Newham
|
61.66
|
74.45
|
93.87
|
|
Redbridge
|
75.85
|
86.62
|
99.29
|
|
Richmond upon Thames
|
LSVT
|
LSVT
|
LSVT
|
|
Southwark
|
70.48
|
74.51
|
80.74
|
|
Sutton
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|
Tower Hamlets
|
73.86
|
84.47
|
94.49
|
|
Waltham Forest
|
79.29
|
95.14
|
111.39
|
|
Wandsworth
|
91.11
|
120.42
|
135.37
|
|
Westminster
|
95.75
|
108.93
|
130.24
|
n/a = data not available.
Note:
LSVT—the LA has fully undergone Large Scale Voluntary Transfer of its LA stock to RSLs
Source:
DCLG’s unaudited Second Subsidy Claims Form
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