HC Deb 24 January 1972 vol 829 cc350-1W
Mr. O'Halloran

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many families are designated as homeless in the Greater London area; and if he will list the numbers in the OFFICIAL REPORT, borough by borough, indicating how the figures compare with the same period last year.

Mr. Dean

The numbers of families living in temporary accommodation at 30th September, 1970, and 1971, were as follows:

Inner London At 30th September
1970 1971
Camden 166 200
Greenwich 63 47
Hackney 123 106
Hammersmith 76 62
Islington 418 469
Kensington and Chelsea 62 46
Lambeth 331 383
Lewisham 142 171
Southwark 133 205
Tower Hamlets 108 128
Wandsworth 152 163
City of Westminster 93 104
City of London 2
Total Inner London Boroughs 1,869 2,084

Outer London At 30th September
1970 1971
Barking 11 8
Barnet 53 56
Bexley 53 54
Brent 135 150
Bromley 22 27
Croydon 84 124
Ealing 48 65
Enfield 8 9
Haringey 130 186
Harrow 14 13
Havering 6 4
Hillingdon 25 25
Hounslow 113 142
Kingston-upon-Thames 12 15
Merton 57 82
Newham 38 35
Redbridge 30 25
Richmond-upon-Thames 22 24
Sutton 29 32
Waltham Forest 28 22
Total Outer London Boroughs 918 1,098
Total Greater London Area 2,787 3,182