Communities and Local Government written question – answered am ar 17 Gorffennaf 2013.
Stephen Timms
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the trends in the number of (a) one bedroom, (b) two bedroom, (c) three bedroom and (d) four bedroom and larger void social housing properties since the introduction of the under-occupancy penalty; and if he will make a statement.
Mark Prisk
The Minister for Housing
holding answer 12 July 2013
DCLG publish information on the number of vacant local authority and private register provider (housing association) properties annually. The latest information is on my Department's website:
However, information about the number of bedrooms these properties contain is not collected centrally.
We have introduced a series of measures to bring empty property back into use. In addition to the powers already available to councils, we have provided £235 million in direct funding, £130 million in New Homes Bonus, revised and are further reviewing permitted development rights, and we have offered councils increased flexibility over council tax levels for empty homes.
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