§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport. Local Government and the Regions how many homeless people there are in the Greater London area; and what the figure has been in each of the last three years. [14733]
§ Ms KeebleInformation reported to the Department by London boroughs on the number of households accepted under the homelessness provisions of the 1985 and 1996 Housing Acts as being eligible for assistance, unintentionally homeless and in priority need, in each of the last three years, is as follows:
Year Number 1998–99 26,470 1999–2000 28,440 2000–01 29,630 2001–021 7,350 1 First quarter Source:
DTLR P1(E) housing returns (quarterly)
National and regional summaries of local authorities' activity, including a table presenting figures on homelessness acceptances as reported by each London borough, are provided in a quarterly Statistical Release published by the Department. Copies are available in the Library, and also via the Department's website. The latest edition, published on 12 September, presents statistics up to the end of June 2001.