Band 8+: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The pie charts below show the percentage of housing owned and rented in the UK in 1991 and 2007. Summarize the information by describing the main features of the charts and making comparisons where appropriate. You should write at least 150 words.

The pie charts compare the distribution of housing owned and rented in the United Kingdom over the period from 1991 to 2007.

Overall, it is evident that home owner remained dominant in both charts, although its proportion increased. Meanwhile, social housing experienced a noticeable change, while the remaining segments underwent relatively minor fluctuations.

In 1991, total 22 million homes takes place. Owning home accounted for 60%, making it by far the most significant segment. This was followed by social renting, which comprised 23%, while private renting represented a more modest share at 11%. Collectively, these three categories contributed 94% of the total. By contrast, social housing accounted for 6%, indicating that it made a negligible contribution to the overall distribution in that year.

Turning to 2007, homes increased sharply 27 million. Owning home remained predominant at 70%, despite a slight increase. Notably, social renting experienced a pronounced shift, falling from 23% to 17%. Meanwhile, private renting remained unchanged at 11%, while social housing declined slightly to 2%, suggesting that the overall pattern remained broadly similar despite some redistribution among the categories.