Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 5 March 2007.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the total stock of affordable housing was in (a) rural and (b) non-rural areas in each year since 1980; what each figure represents (i) per 1,000 population and (ii) per 1,000 households; and if she will make a statement.
The numbers of social rent homes managed by local authorities and registered social landlords are tabulated as follows by urban and rural local authorities:
Social rented housing stock (local authority and registered social landlord stock) by urban and rural local authorities( 1,2) | ||||||
1981 | 1986 | 1991 | 1996 | 2001 | 2006( 3) | |
Total number of social rented units | ||||||
Rural | 1,435,348 | 1,294,545 | 1,180,653 | 1,167,726 | 1,117,245 | 1,072,219 |
Urban | 3,704,290 | 3,609,175 | 3,333,743 | 3,284,502 | 3,119,067 | 2,907,217 |
Total | 5,139,638 | 4,903,720 | 4,514,396 | 4,452,228 | 4,236,312 | 3,979,436 |
Number of social rented units per 1,000 households( 4) | ||||||
Rural | 243 | 205 | 174 | 164 | 150 | 137 |
Urban | 324 | 306 | 270 | 261 | 239 | 214 |
Total | 296 | 271 | 236 | 226 | 207 | 186 |
Number of social rented units per 1,000 population( 4) | ||||||
Rural | 89 | 78 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 58 |
Urban | 121 | 118 | 108 | 106 | 99 | 91 |
Total | 110 | 104 | 94 | 92 | 86 | 79 |
(1) Based on the DEFRA Rural Definition (2004) (2) Local authority stock is taken from the HSSA 1981 to 1996—RSL stock is taken from the HSSA. 2001 and 2006—RSL stock is taken from the RSR. (3) 2006 RSL stock includes self contained units and bed spaces. (4) Communities and Local Government (formerly ODPM) 2003 based Household/Population Projections and Estimates. Source: Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix (HSSA) and the Regulatory Statistical Return(RSR) |
Homes for social rent make up only part of the housing stock classified as affordable; the remainder is provided through low-cost home ownership or other sub-market rental products. Between
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