Housing Needs Assessment 2006 - Westminster City Council

11. Market housing11.5 Data comparisonsFor ease of comparison it is useful to bring together the information from the above analysis. Thefigure below compares the profile of stock (by size) in each of the three main sectors. The figuremakes it clear that there are large differences between the stock profiles in the different sectors. Thesocial and private rented sectors are heavily biased towards smaller properties whilst the opposite istrue in the owner-occupied sector.Figure 11.1 Profile of housing stock (by size and tenure)Owner-occupiedPrivate rentedSocial rented0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%1 bedroom 2 bedrooms 3 bedrooms 4+ bedroomsSource: City of Westminster Housing Needs Survey 2006The table below summarises the position with regard to turnover of stock and the proportion ofhouseholds claiming housing benefit (income support) towards housing costs. The table againclearly demonstrates the differences between the different tenures. The turnover of private rentedstock is over twenty times that in the owner-occupied sector whilst households in the social rentedsector are significantly more likely to claim assistance with their housing costs than owners orprivate tenants.TenureTable 11.7 Turnover of stock and housing benefit claimsby tenureAnnual turnover ofstock (% ofhouseholds)% claiming housingbenefit (incomesupport for owners)Owner-occupied 1.7% 0.9%Private rented 35.1% 9.2%Social rented 7.2% 43.9%TOTAL 14.4% 11.2%Source: City of Westminster Housing Needs Survey 2006PAGE 109