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Social Housing

Volume 456: debated on Monday 29 January 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average grant per unit for low-cost (a) home ownership and (b) rented social housing was (i) nationally and (ii) in each region in each of the last three years. (116131)

The following table shows the average grant per unit for both low-cost home ownership and social rented homes for each region and nationally for the 2004-06 and 2006-08 Housing Corporation Affordable Housing Programmes at the time these programmes were allocated. The level of grant will be affected by the kinds of projects and units built and the extent of section 106 contributions, as well as the cost of construction.

Low-cost home ownership

£

2006-08

2004-06

East Midlands

20,252

21,690

East of England

14,864

23,230

London

42,625

46,792

North East

18,725

34,517

North West

34,114

30,506

South East

18,724

26,913

South West

18,695

18,537

West Midlands

20,278

31,605

Yorkshire and Humberside

26,643

28,619

National

26,772

29,157

Social rent

£

2006-08

2004-06

East Midlands

43,986

43,753

East of England

39,571

48,215

London

101,270

100,932

North East

60,449

57,831

North West

63,580

63,841

South East

54,637

58,939

South West

43,534

41,021

West Midlands

49,705

56,248

Yorkshire and Humberside

52,901

53,093

National

62,620

58,208

Source: Housing Corporation