§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many families were placed in bed and breakfast accommodation, in each year since 1992 in(a) England and (b) each English housing authority. [14712]
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesEstimates of the average number of households that had been placed temporarily in bed-and-breakfast accommodation by local authorities in England through administering the homelessness provisions of the Housing Act 1985 are given below:
- 1992: 10,430
- 1993: 6,550
- 1994: 4,740
The number of households in bed-and-breakfast accommodation had fallen to 4,330 households at 31 December 1994, some 12 per cent. fewer than a year earlier and 68 per cent. below the peak level at the end of September 1991. This confirms that local authorities are heeding the Governments advice to use other forms of temporary accommodation wherever possible.
I have today placed in the Library a table giving the information as reported by each local authority in England for each year from 1992 to 1994.