Mr. Dismore:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will assess the performance of Barnet Homes in delivering the decent homes initiative; and if he will make a statement. [298703]
Mr. Ian Austin:
The Homes and Communities Agency, which manages the day-to-day delivery of the decent homes programme, reported that 24 per cent. of the council housing stock in Barnet did not meet the decent homes standard in 2008-09.
Barnet Homes are inspected by the independent Audit Commission across a range of performance areas, including the delivery of their decent homes investment programme. At its most recent inspection Barnet Homes was assessed as having an overall two star rating, and providing a good service with promising prospects for improvement.
Social Rented Housing: Standards
John Mann:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidance his Department provides on requirements for (a) heating systems, (b) double glazing and (c) security of front and back doors under the decent homes standard; and if he will make a statement. [299364]
Mr. Ian Austin:
The decent homes standard requires that all social housing provides a reasonable degree of thermal comfort. This includes efficient heating. The decent homes standard does not include the security of front and back doors or specify a requirement for double glazing but does allow for the replacement of windows. Guidance on the decent homes standard is available in "A Decent Homes: definition and guidance for implementation, June 2006" available at:
Grant Shapps:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much he expects to be spent on Supporting People grants for women at risk of domestic violence in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11. [298203]
Mr. Malik:
The Supporting People budget is allocated to the top tier local authorities as a single budget and CLG does not allocate the resource to specific client groups and therefore is unable to say what the expected expenditure will be. The Supporting People programme is a locally delivered and managed programme and it is for each local authority to allocate the available resource to provide Supporting People housing-related support services, including domestic violence provision based on local needs and priorities.
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Grant Shapps:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much was allocated by his Department via Supporting People grants to (a) women at risk of domestic violence, (b) people who have been homeless or a rough sleeper and (c) homeless people with support needs in each region in each of the last five years. [298205]
Mr. Malik:
The Supporting People budget is allocated to the top tier local authorities as a single budget and CLG does not allocate the resource to specific client groups. The Supporting People programme is a locally delivered and managed programme and it is for each local authority to allocate the available resource to provide Supporting People housing-related support services, including domestic violence provision and services for homeless or rough sleepers, based on local needs and priorities.
The following table sets out the amount spent on Supporting People services by region and by primary client group for 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08. Retrospective spend information for these three years was reported to the Department annually by administering authorities. Data relating to 2003-04 and 2004-05 in the following table reflect the actual level of Supporting People grant allocation.
SP financial information 2003-08 for domestic violence and homeless client groups, by region
Region
Women at risk of DV
Single homeless
Homeless Families
Rough sleeper
2003-04( 1)
North East
2,576,880
11,325,583
1,175,825
12,490
North West
7,076,498
44,003,942
14,541,305
214,161
Yorkshire and Humberside
6,251,324
21,470,521
5,725,026
949,473
East Midlands
5,992,686
24,960,194
4,201,243
163,221
West Midlands
8,771,676
21,409,392
3,896,450
0
East
4,463,617
25,470,320
2,765,475
11,569
London
11,865,055
80,960,743
12,619,099
8,474,084
South East
6,187,293
32,362,583
3,590,283
1,741,992
South West
4,034,989
26,915,286
3,044,761
1,086,375
Total
57,131,302
288,847,929
51,750,009
12,720,645
2004-05( 1)
North East
2,585,704
11,248,267
1,172,818
12,375
North West
7,039,408
43,647,762
14,405,397
211,083
Yorkshire and Humberside
6,189,306
21,185,617
5,630,154
928,434
East Midlands
5,917,736
24,557,471
4,136,585
158,929
West Midlands
8,752,594
21,325,427
3,918,316
0
East
4,452,971
25,553,926
2,779,959
11,511
London
11,842,080
80,338,357
12,576,977
8,373,174
South East
6,161,947
32,209,893
3,581,707
1,723,219
South West
4,021,760
26,880,426
3,023,289
1,086,455
Total
56,963,504
286,947,146
51,225,203
12,505,180
2005-06
North East
2,835,677
10,902,922
1,200,539
12,590
North West
7,369,185
35,454,968
10,692,917
721,542
Yorkshire and Humberside
6,244,079
20,477,330
5,467,045
545,472
East Midlands
5,705,247
19,075,171
4,289,385
198,309
West Midlands
9,878,928
20,504,573
2,357,009
0
East
4,626,515
22,242,815
2,560,051
19,378
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London
11,674,608
68,885,005
15,873,832
11,971,500
South East
6,673,546
31,876,031
3,924,310
1,991,145
South West
4,325,474
22,351,993
3,107,731
799,450
Total
59,333,258
251,770,808
49,472,818
16,259,386
2006-07
North East
2,727,974
11,144,585
1,239,057
13,651
North West
7,764,318
34,875,223
10,651,293
964,211
Yorkshire and Humberside
6,516,817
17,544,805
5,929,048
743,354
East Midlands
6,093,211
17,740,659
3,981,415
261,947
West Midlands
9,731,621
19,450,876
2,777,146
0
East
4,807,037
18,826,621
2,400,933
19,294
London
12,478,747
63,425,571
14,748,999
12,753,861
South East
6,935,572
28,728,075
3,799,682
1,510,665
South West
4,590,023
21,887,261
3,194,813
1,218,770
Total
61,645,319
233,623,677
48,722,386
17,485,753
2007-08
North East
3,042,569
10,262,428
1,367,896
41,249
North West
7,903,985
35,003,365
11,414,123
1,147,129
Yorkshire and Humberside
6,824,502
17,303,932
6,290,100
1,086,917
East Midlands
6,719,608
19,104,846
3,803,393
174,599
West Midlands
10,141,312
18,453,935
2,538,846
280,297
East
4,775,527
19,736,280
2,649,753
15,504
London
12,870,564
54,696,919
12,611,487
12,514,292
South East
7,390,539
28,133,640
3,176,137
1,477,743
South West
4,854,878
19,467,429
3,088,183
2,038,357
Total
64,523,484
222,162,774
46,939,918
18,776,088
(1) The Supporting People Programme came into effect on 1st April 2003 and as such financial information relating to Supporting People services is only available from this time. The information included in the above table shows the breakdown of SP financial information for each region as a whole for the first five years of the programme. Data relating to the years 2003-04 and 2004-05 reflect the level of grant allocation which was based on the picture of SP services as at 1 April 2003 (programme go live)-what actual spend levels per client group were in these years will not be the same, as actual reported spend data are not available. Information relating to the years 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08 reflects actual spend as reported by AAs at the end of each financial year. Analysis of the 2008-09 data is yet to be finalised.