§ David DavisTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many homeless people there were in the East Riding of Yorkshire in each of the past five years. [181590]
§ Phil HopeInformation collected about local authorities' actions under homelessness legislation is in respect of households, rather than persons. A summary of information reported by East Riding of Yorkshire district council about the number of households 747W accepted under homelessness legislation as eligible for assistance, unintentionally homeless and in priority need, in each year since 1999–2000, is as follows.
East Riding of Yorkshire DC homeless household acceptances Number 1999–2000 305 2000–01 289 2001–02 361 2002–03 516 2003–04 459 Source: ODPM PIE homelessness returns (quarterly)
§ Mr. Edward DaveyTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister by what proportion the number of statutory homelessness acceptances changed between 1 May 1997 and 31 March 2004. [182904]
§ Phil HopeInformation about local authorities' actions under homelessness legislation is collected quarterly. Estimates of the number of households accepted as eligible for assistance, unintentionally homeless and in priority need show an increase of 34 per cent. between 1997–98 (102,430) and 2003–04 (137,000).