Caroline Spelman MP (Shadow Conservative Secretary of State for CLG):
How many and what proportion of local authorities have decided to reduce their level of social housing rent in 2009-10?
Ian Austin MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for CLG):
We have no data to suggest that any local authority has reduced social rents in 2009-10. Of the 191 authorities with active housing revenue accounts at the beginning of the financial year, 189 (98.9 per cent.) accepted our offer of real help now by way of additional subsidy to reduce their average rent increase to 3.1 per cent thus providing real help to their tenants.
How many and what proportion of local authorities have decided to reduce their level of social housing rent in 2009-10?
Ian Austin MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for CLG):
We have no data to suggest that any local authority has reduced social rents in 2009-10. Of the 191 authorities with active housing revenue accounts at the beginning of the financial year, 189 (98.9 per cent.) accepted our offer of real help now by way of additional subsidy to reduce their average rent increase to 3.1 per cent thus providing real help to their tenants.
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