Housing Revenue Account (HRA) statistics: local authority housing income and expenditure 1997-1998 to 2019-2020 (near actuals) and 2020-2021 (budgeted estimates)
This annual publication provides information on trends in the balance of HRA housing income and expenditure; the amount Scottish councils earned from housing and other council stock, how they spent this income and whether there was a surplus or deficit at year end.
Expenditure on housing management and on repairs and maintenance (charts 5, 6 & 7) (tables 10, 11 & 12)
23. In 2019-20, the 26 Local Authorities with council dwellings spent £2,148 per house on management and maintenance, which is forecast to rise by 1.1% to £2,171 in 2020-21.
24. Spending on management and maintenance for 2019-20 ranges from £1,656 per house in Moray to £2,701 in East Renfrewshire. Differing accounting practices and differing service provision amongst councils mean that the figures for individual councils may not always be directly comparable and the estimates for management and maintenance expenditure should be treated with caution.
25. Supervision and management costs in 2019-20 were £878 per house and are forecast to increase to £915 per house in 2020-21. As Local Authorities differ in the extent to which central administration and related service costs are included, individual figures may not always be directly comparable.
26. Average annual expenditure on repairs and maintenance was £1,270 per house in 2019-20 and is forecast to decrease to £1,257 or 1.0% per house in 2020-21. Spending on repairs and maintenance in 2019-20 ranges from £835 per house in Perth and Kinross to £1,795 per house in the Shetland Islands.
27. Please note that the HRA repairs and maintenance expenditure referred to in the above paragraphs is separate, and in additional to, the capital investment in council housing stock enhancements referred to elsewhere in this bulletin.
Source:
Current prices: Scottish Government, Communities Analytical Division - based on Housing Revenue Account return provided by Scottish Local Authorities. Constant prices: ONS Consumer Price All Items Index on which 2015 = 100.
Notes:
1. Six councils transferred their housing stock to the housing association sector, therefore HRA information is not available for them.
2. Vertical lines indicate a break in comparability following transfer of housing stock as follows:
- From 2003-04 transfer of housing stock from Glasgow City, Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders,
- From 2006-07 transfer of housing stock from Argyll and Bute and Na h-Eileanan Siar,
- From 2007-08 transfer of housing stock from Inverclyde.
3. Figures for 2019-20 may have been impacted on by the COVID-19 Pandemic restrictions. Consideration should be given to the impact of these restrictions when making any comparisons with other years.
Source:
Current prices: Scottish Government, Communities Analytical Division - based on Housing Revenue Account return provided by Scottish Local Authorities. Constant prices: ONS Consumer Price All Items Index on which 2015 = 100.
Notes:
1. Six councils transferred their housing stock to the housing association sector, therefore HRA information is not available for them.
2. Vertical lines indicate breaks in comparability following transfer of housing stock as follows:
- From 2003-04 transfer of housing stock from Glasgow City, Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders,
- From 2006-07 transfer of housing stock from Argyll and Bute and Na h-Eileanan Siar,
- From 2007-08 transfer of housing stock from Inverclyde.
3. Figures for 2019-20 may have been impacted on by the COVID-19 Pandemic restrictions. Consideration should be given to the impact of these restrictions when making any comparisons with other years.
Source:
Current prices: Scottish Government, Communities Analytical Division - based on Housing Revenue Account return provided by Scottish Local Authorities.
Constant prices: ONS Consumer Price All Items Index on which 2015 = 100.
Notes:
1. Six councils transferred their housing stock to the housing association sector, therefore HRA information is not available for them.
2. Vertical lines indicate breaks in comparability following transfer of housing stock as follows:
- From 2003-04 transfer of housing stock from Glasgow City, Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders,
- From 2006-07 transfer of housing stock from Argyll and Bute and Na h-Eileanan Siar,
- From 2007-08 transfer of housing stock from Inverclyde.
3. Figures for 2019-20 may have been impacted on by the COVID-19 Pandemic restrictions. Consideration should be given to the impact of these restrictions when making any comparisons with other years.
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