§ Mr. IllsleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list by county the total numbers of(a) families, (b) single men, (c) single women and (d) men and women under the age of 18 years, who were registered as homeless during (i) 1994 and (ii) 1995. [18631]
§ Mr. MossThis is a matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. I am advised by the chief executive that figures can be provided only for those applicants who were accepted as homeless and awarded A1 priority status. The information is available only on a financial year basis and by Housing Executive region, not by county.
The information is as follows:
Housing executive region awarded A1 status 1993–94 1994–95 Belfast Families 550 508 Single Men 18–59 144 125 Single Women 18–59 110 107 Men and Women under 18 55 37 South-east Families 511 478 Single Men 18–59 71 91 Single Women 18–59 96 95 Men and Women under 18 29 50 South Families 345 342 Single Men 18–59 52 66 Single Women 18–59 79 72 Men and Women under 18 28 33 North-east Families 330 325 Single Men 18–59 72 69 Single Women 18–59 67 67 Men and Women under 18 23 19 West Families 679 658 Single Men 18–59 114 141 Single Women 18–59 140 163 Men and Women under 18 55 52
§ Mr. IllsleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what was the percentage change of the number of A1 applicants in each Housing Executive region between 1994 and 1995; [18680]
88W(2) if he will list by Housing Executive region the total numbers on housing waiting lists and the number of A 1 applicants. [18681]
§ Mr. MossThis is a matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. I am advised by its chief executive that the total numbers on the housing waiting list, the number of applicants granted A1 status and the percentage change in A1 status at 31 March 1994 and 1995, by Housing Executive region, were as follows:
Northern Ireland housing executive region A1 Status Percentage change
1993–94 1994–95 Belfast 557 648 +16 South-east 325 331 +2 South 156 146 -6 North-east 214 240 +12 West 438 557 +27 Housing associations Belfast Improved Houses/Oaklee1 63 81 +28 Total 1,753 2,003 +14 1 These housing associations are included as they take prospective tenants exclusively from the Housing Executive waiting list.
Northern Ireland housing executive region: waiting list 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 Belfast 5,686 6,268 6,195 South-east 4,416 4,367 4,423 South 2,805 2,652 2,678 North-east 4,493 4,103 4,082 West 4,512 4,782 4,512 Housing Associations Belfast Improved Houses/Oaklee1 1,050 1,183 1,347 Total 22,962 23,355 23,237 1 These housing associations are included as they take prospective tenants exclusively from the Housing Executive waiting list.