HC Deb 27 July 1979 vol 971 c644W
Mr. Dobson

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his Department's estimate of the number or proportion of (a) one-parent families and (b) two-parent families who live in (i) privately rented, (ii) public sector rented, (iii) owned-occupied, (iv) shared accommodation and (v) housing association accommodation.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

Following is the available information:

PROPORTION OF ONE PARENT AND Two PARENT FAMILIES: BY TENURE: ENGLAND END 1977
Tenure One parent families Per cent. Two parent families
Privately rented … 12 9
Public sector rented … 52 26
Owner occupied … 34 64
Housing association … 2 1
All tenures … 100 100

I regret that information on the proportion of these families sharing their accommodation is not readily available.