§ Mr. CummingsTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many homeless persons applications were made to the District of Easington Council in(a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003; and how many were accepted and housed in each year. [170118]
§ Yvette CooperInformation reported to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister by Easington District Council in relation to its activities under homelessness provisions of Housing Acts is in respect of households rather than persons. A summary of the latest data supplied by Easington DC is tabled as follows.
Decisions taken by Easington DC in respect of applications by homeless households
Applications Acceptances1 Housed2 2001 166 81 49 2002 343 178 117 2003 756 337 81 1Acceptances refer to eligible households found to be unintentionally homeless and in a priority need category. 2The number of accepted households initially placed in temporary accommodation arranged by the local authority, or which accepted a placement in settled accommodation (such as a "Part 6" offer or a Qualifying offer of an assured shorthold tenancy). Excludes "homeless at home" cases. Source: ODPM quarterly PIE homelessness returns.