§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the number of homeless people in each of the 32 Greater London boroughs; and if he will give the reasons for their becoming homeless.
§ Mr. DeanI have been asked to reply.
The number of people in temporary accommodation provided by social services departments at 31st December 1972 (the latest date for which figures are available) were as follows:
INNER LONDON Camden 542 Greenwich — Hackney 266 Hammersmith 43 Islington — Kensington and Chelsea 306 Lambeth 76 Lewisham — Southwark 708 Tower Hamlets 756 Wandsworth 248 Westminster 124 City of London — OUTER LONDON Barking 52 Barnet 327 Bexley 366 Brent — Bromley 226 Croydon 1, 069 Ealing 506 Enfield 13 Haringey 919 Harrow 91 Havering 21 Hillingdon 138 Hounslow 764 Kingston-upon-Thames 52 Merton — Newham 193 Redbridge 51 Richmond-upon-Thames — Sutton 186 Waltham Forest 43 During 1972 many boroughs decided to provide some or all accommodation for homeless families through their hous- 40W ing departments, as recommended in the first report of the Joint Working Party on Homelessness in London and endorsed by the London Boroughs Association. The main reasons for applications for temporary accommodation because of homelessness were family disputes, eviction because of rent arrears, unauthorised occupation of premises, and arriving new to the area.