Written question asked by Baroness King of Bow (Labour) on Monday, 15 March 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 23 March 2004. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 March 2004 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which local authorities in London have used the funding from the Homelessness Directorate in support of their local homelessness strategies to pay cash incentives to social rented sector tenants to relinquish their tenancy and buy a property on the open market; how much funding was used for this purpose, and how many homes were released for reletting, in each case. - Inc ref to 418 c1708-9W, 11 March 2004, details of all the individual services by each local authority are not held centrally and disproportionate cost.

Answer: Ms Oona King: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister which local authorities in London have used the funding from the Homelessness Directorate in support of their local homelessness strategies to pay cash incentives to social rented sector tenants to relinquish their tenancy and buy a property on the open market; how much funding was used for this purpose, and how many homes were released for reletting, in each case. [162237] Yvette Cooper: The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given on 11 March 2004, Official Report, column 1708W, which states that authorities have considerable discretion over how they use the grant, provided that they deliver the required outcomes. Details of all the individual services by each local authority are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 419 c764W;419 c766W; 162237
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Finance Greater London Incentives Grants Homelessness Local government Social rented housing Homelessness Directorate
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk