Written question asked by Baroness King of Bow (Labour) on Tuesday, 27 January 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 2 February 2004. It was answered by Keith Hill (Labour) on Monday, 2 February 2004 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made since the report of the Home Ownership Task Force of the case for requiring the Housing Corporation (a) to set benchmark rents for shared ownership properties and (b) to monitor the performance of registered social landlords against these.

Answer: Ms Oona King: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made since the report of the Home Ownership Task Force of the case for requiring the Housing Corporation (a) to set benchmark rents for shared ownership properties and (b) to monitor the performance of registered social landlords against these. [152021] Keith Hill: The Housing Corporation intends to pilot headline performance indicators for shared ownership in the spring. The indicators have been developed in consultation with affordable housing providers, and measure key aspects of targeting of shared ownership schemes and service delivery. The Home Ownership Task Force recommended greater transparency in setting rents for shared ownership properties, with the initial level of rents being monitored to ensure they are good value for money for users. The Housing Corporation already collects data on initial shared ownership rents. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is considering the Task Force recommendations in detail and will respond in the near future.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 417 c739-40W;417 c739W; 152021
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Housing Corporation Low incomes Monitoring Owner occupation Standards Social rented housing Rents Home Ownership Task Force
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk