Assistance for housing improvement by activity, year and measure

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Activity $The figures on private sector renewal activity do not include Specific Capital Grants. Specific Capital Grants are annual grants that are distributed in response to bids from local authorities and can be used for any capital purpose inside a renewal area boundary. Third party assistance is included in private sector renewal activity data where the local authority is involved in some way, for example by providing the funding for the third party to give the loan. Repayments includes repayments of loans funded by the local authorities and recoveries resulting from breaches of grant conditions. Data on residents\’ contributions was collected from 2009-10 onwards. Residents\’ contributions are counted at the point when the grant or assistance is awarded and the amount of contribution is determined by the test of resources set by the local authority.$

Activity 1

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

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Amount (£)

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Amount (£)

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Amount (£)

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Amount (£)

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Amount (£)

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Amount (£)

Number

Amount (£)

Total number of dwellings improved

8,142

7,788

7,538

8,073

9,667

9,906

9,060

7,126

Total assistance

8,136

30,388,475

7,289

27,097,150

6,965

22,357,763

8,320

17,824,320

9,685

15,784,547

9,931

13,565,691

8,736

11,439,070

6,902

11,287,557

Total assistance

Local Authority Grants

8,114

30,242,262

7,278

26,776,458

6,932

22,010,785

8,199

16,516,962

9,437

13,645,152

9,755

12,054,837

8,549

9,840,631

6,716

9,003,560

Local Authority Loans

146,213

320,692

346,978

121

1,307,359

248

2,139,395

176

1,510,855

187

1,598,438

186

2,283,997

Residents' contribution

2,097,243

1,617,201

2,420,425

952,098

1,349,384

875,180

Repayments Collected up to 2012-13.

774,094

610,626

346,538

391,572

236,451

489,506

Third party assistance and loans facilitated by the local authority During the 2013-14 data collection there was an increase in the amounts reported for ‘third party assistance and loans facilitated by the local authority’ mainly due to changes in definitions and guidance following a review. This ensured funding schemes such as ECO, Green deal and Arbed were included whereas in previous years they may have not been reported.

During the 2013-14 data collection there was an increase in the amounts reported for ‘third party assistance and loans facilitated by the local authority’ mainly due to changes in definitions and guidance following a review. This ensured funding schemes such as ECO, Green deal and Arbed were included whereas in previous years they may have not been reported.

107,441

988,794

243,374

491,816

225,224

421,887

1,192,104

2,599,432

Total Expenditure Collected from 2013-14 onwards

13,980,557

14,762,169

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Title

Assistance for housing improvement

Last update

10 February 2016

Next update

February 2017

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Contact email

stats.housing@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

General description

The information presented here relates to private sector housing renewal funded primarily by local authorities. This information is collected annually by the Welsh Government from all 22 local authorities in Wales in order to establish and monitor the amount spent across Wales on private sector renewal and the number of dwellings that have been improved. It is used to monitor trends in activity undertaken by local authorities to improve the quality of housing stock within their area. This helps to monitor the effectiveness of current policy, particularly progress against the National Housing Strategy objectives and for future policy development.

Local authorities can offer homeowners financial help with home improvement and repair. This can include grants and loans for acquiring, adapting, improving, repairing, demolishing and replacing accommodation. In many cases, this assistance is targeted at vulnerable groups such as the disabled or elderly. This assistance is referred to as private sector renewal activity.

The information shown includes activity under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 and the Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002. From July 2003, the Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 introduced new arrangements, giving local authorities more flexibility in dealing with problems of local stock condition.

Data collection and calculation

The information presented here is collected via annual returns from Welsh planning authorities on Private Sector Renewals during each year.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Data are shown for each financial year from 2003-04.

Users, uses and context

Please find this information in the related statistical publication, as per the given weblink.

Rounding applied

None

Revisions information

Data prior to the last period covered have been revised since previously published. Revisions are marked in the data with an (r).

Statistical quality

Please find this information in the related statistical publication, as per the given weblink.

Weblinks

http://gov.wales/statistics-and-research/assistance-housing-improvement/?skip=1&lang=en

Keywords

Housing, Private Sector Renewals (PSR), Assistance, Grants, Loans

Name

HOUS1101