§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many households are officially recognised as being homeless.
§ Sir George YoungThere are no figures for the number of households who are homeless at any time. The available figures are for households who become homeless or who are threatened with homelessness in a particular period, for whom local authorities have accepted responsibility for securing accommodation. These figures for England are published half yearly. Copies are in the House of Commons Library.