HC Deb 25 March 1980 vol 981 cc552-3W
Mr. Frank R. White

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many homeless households there were in each of the regions of England for each of the last five years.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

The following table gives the number of homeless households for whom local authorities in Eng-

HOMELESS HOUSEHOLDS IN ENGLAND
ACCEPTANCES 1975 TO 1977 AND 1978 TO FIRST HALF 1979*: BY REGION
Economic Planning Regions 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 (first half)
Northern 1,100 1,200 1,100 3,300 1,700
Yorkshire and Humberside 2,300 2,400 2,300 4,400 2,300
North West 3,800 3,600 3,800 7,200 3,600
East Midlands 2,200 2,200 2,400 3,600 1,700
West Midlands 2,700 2,900 2,800 5,500 3,200
East Anglia 1,100 900 900 1,400 700
South-East (ex. GLC) 5,700 5,900 5,300 8,800 4,600
Greater London 12,600 12,400 10,800 14,400 7,900
South-West 2,300 2,200 2,500 4,500 2,300
England‡ 34,000 34,000 32,000 53,000 28.000
* Results for 1978 and 1979 are not directly comparable with those for earlier years.
† 1977 figures are based on results for period January-November expressed on a 12 month basis.
‡Because of rounding the totals in the table do not always agree with the component figures.

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