§ Mr. Frank R. Whiteasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many homeless households there were in Northern Ireland for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. GoodhartThe Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977 does not extend to Northern Ireland and the housing of homeless persons is primarily a matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. However, I understand that the Housing Executive's Housing Selection Scheme awards special status (Group A1) to applicants who are homeless, immediately threatened with homelessness or who need to be afforded priority because of an366W emergency. Information relating to Group A1 applicants is as follows:
Number on the Register on *31 December 1975 336 *31 December 1976 296 31 December 1977 249 31 December 1978 265 31 December 1979 525
Total number housed during the year 1975 not available 1976 486* 1977 893 1978 832 1979 1178 *only emergency cases