Housing Authority Performance Indicators

- Rent-to-Income Ratio of Housing Authority

  Public Rental Housing Tenants

Year

(1st Quarter)

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Rent-to-Income Ratio of Public Rental Housing Tenants

Percentage of Households by Rent-to-Income Ratio

Median Rent-to-Income-Ratio
(%)

less than 10 %

10 - less than 15 %

15 - less than 20 %

above 20 %
1985

71

17

6

6

6.5
1986

71

17

6

6

6.8
1987

67

20

7

6

7.5
1988

68

19

7

6

7.4
1989

68

20

7

5

7.3
1990

69

19

6

6

7.1
1991

68

20

6

6

7.4
1992

68

18

6

8

7.3
1993

65

20

6

9

7.9
1994

62

21

7

10

8.2
1995

60

20

9

11

8.4
1996

58

21

9

12

8.6
1997

56

21

10

13

9.0
1998

59

21

10

10

8.8
1999*

53

23

12

12

9.4
2000

51

22

12

15

9.9

* The median rent-to-income ratio in the first quarter of 1999 did not reflect the actual situation due to
the rates rebate by the Government. Interim Housing has been excluded since 1999.

Source:

Hong Kong Housing Authority: Housing Authority Performance Indicators, March 2000.