John Healey – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Healey on 2016-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the annual budget of the Housing Ombudsman has been in each year since 2009-10.
Brandon Lewis
The Housing Ombudsman, is funded by subscriptions from member landlords, and the majority of members (83%) are private organisations.
The annual budget of the Housing Ombudsman in each year since 2009-10 is as follows:
|
2009-10 |
2010-11 |
2011-12 |
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
|
|
Budget Expenditure |
£3,333,971 |
£3,537,072 |
£3,910,742 |
£4,425,735 |
£4,886,112 |
£4,913,500 |
£5,085,751 |
|
Actual Expenditure |
£3,198,478 |
3,239,693 |
£3,374,908 |
£4,280,909 |
£4,240,126 |
£4,447,759 |
£4,746,068 |
The Localism Act 2011 extended the jurisdiction / remit of the Housing Ombudsman from 2013 to local authorities as well as housing associations, resulting in increases in the number of cases, dealt with by the Housing Ombudsman.
