§ Martin LintonTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many people were on housing waiting lists in each London borough at the latest date for which figures are available. [92132]
§ Mr. McNultyLocal authorities in England report the numbers of households on their housing register (excluding tenants awaiting a transfer) as at 1 April in their annual Housing Investment Programme returns. The latest reported information, for 2002, is as follows:
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Households on the housing register of London boroughs as at 1 April 2002 London Borough Number Barking and Dagenham 2,668 Barnet 7,030 Bexley 3,487 Brent 14,746 Bromley 3,592 Camden 8,147 City of London 623 Croydon 6,890 Ealing 8,289 Enfield 7,264
Households on the housing register of London boroughs as at 1 April 2002 London Borough Number Greenwich 6,876 Hackney 8,930 Hammersmith and Fulham 6,044 Haringey 12,585 Harrow 3,992 Havering 1,888 Hillingdon 6,041 Hounslow 6,369 Islington 8,161 Kensington and Chelsea 8,294 Kingston upon Thames 3,971 Lambeth 14,228 Lewisham 15,368 Merton 4,361 Newham 13,942 Redbridge 5,671 Richmond upon Thames 3,763 Southwark 6,164 Sutton 1,653 Tower Hamlets 7,837 Waltham Forest 10,283 Wandsworth 3,923 Westminster 3,709 Note:
Local authorities have different practices for compiling and managing housing register/waiting lists, which means that direct comparisons between authorities can be misleading.
Source:
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Housing Investment Programme (HIP) annual returns.