Local Authority Rents

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To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will estimate the gross cost to public funds if all local authority rents were to be cut by (a) 9 per cent., (b) 8 per cent., (c) 7 per cent., (d) 6 per cent., (e) 5 per cent., (f) 4 per cent., (g) 3 per cent., (h) 2 per cent. and (i) 1 per cent.; and what would be the cost net of savings in (i) housing benefits and (ii) public expenditure linked to the RPI. [15861]

[holding answer 13 November 1997]: A reduction in Guideline Rent in 1998–99 for Housing Revenue Account local authorities in England would have the following estimated effects:

Thousands
	(a) Population	(b) All households	(c)One person households	(d) Lone parent households
1976¹	1,429	497	87	30
1977¹	1,438	505	90	31
1978¹	1,449	512	94	33
1979¹	1,462	521	98	34
1980¹	1,475	529	102	36
1981	1,483	539	105	16
1982	1,484	544	108	17
1983	1,493	553	112	18
1984	1,499	561	115	19
1985	1,509	570	119	19
1986	1,517	579	123	20
1987	1,527	588	127	21
1988	1,536	596	132	22
1989	1,540	602	137	23
1990	1,543	607	143	23
1991	1,547	612	149	25
1992	1,556	620	154	26
1993	1,560	626	159	27
1994	1,570	634	164	28

Thousands
	(a)Population	(b) All households	(c) One person households	(d) Lone parent households
1995	1,578	643	170	28
1996	1,586	—	—	—
(ii) Colchester
1971	120	40	6	1
1972¹	123	42	7	3
1973¹	125	42	7	3
1974¹	127	43	8	3
1975¹	128	44	8	3
1976¹	131	45	8	3
1977¹	132	46	8	3
1978¹	134	46	9	3
1979¹	135	47	9	3
1980¹	137	48	10	3
1981	138	49	10	2
1982	138	49	10	2
1983	138	50	10	2
1984	138	51	10	2
1985	140	52	11	2
1986	141	53	11	2
1987	142	54	11	2
1988	144	55	12	2
1989	145	56	12	2
1990	146	57	13	2
1991	146	57	13	3
1992	149	58	14	3
1993	149	59	15	3
1994	150	59	15	3
1995	151	60	15	3
1996	154	—	—	—
(iii) Tendring
1971	103	39	8	1
1972¹	105	40	9	2
1973¹	108	42	10	2
1974¹	109	42	10	2
1975¹	110	43	10	2
1976¹	112	44	11	2
1977¹	113	45	11	2
1978¹	113	45	12	2
1979¹	114	46	12	2
1980	115	46	12	2
1981	115	47	13	1
1982	114	47	13	1
1983	115	48	13	1
1984	117	49	14	1
1985	118	50	14	1
1986	119	50	14	1
1987	122	52	15	1
1988	125	53	15	1
1989	126	54	16	2
1990	128	54	16	2
1991	127	54	16	2
1992	128	55	17	2
1993	129	55	17	2
1994	131	56	18	2
1995	132	57	18	2
1996	132	—	—	—
¹The lone parent households: The figures for 1972 to 1980 include lone parent households with one or more never-married children, whereas for other years the figures only include those with one or more dependent children i.e., children aged 0–15; or aged 16–18, never-married and in full time education.

Volume 300: debated on Friday 14 November 1997