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Written question asked by Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 2 December 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 7 December 2015 (named day). It was answered by Brandon Lewis (Conservative) on Monday, 7 December 2015 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Right to Buy Scheme

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department has spent on advertising the Right to Buy scheme in each month of 2015.

Answer

My Department has run two targeted campaign bursts during 2015 to make sure eligible council and housing association tenants are aware of their opportunity to buy their home at a discount, through the Right to Buy scheme and to give them up-to-date information on changes to the discount rates and eligibility criteria.

We are currently in the middle of a burst of the campaign so figures for October and November are provisional and may not reflect all costs incurred. The monthly breakdown of invoiced expenditure for 2015 is:

January - £5,100
February - £68,600
March - £299,300
April - £0
May - £100
June - £0
July - £200
August - £600
September - £64,700
October - £155,000
November - £171,200

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
18460
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Advertising Expenditure Right to buy scheme
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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