§ Mr. Michael Morrisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the figures for homelessness on an annual and quarterly basis since 1965–66 to the latest available quarter.
§ Mr. Alec JonesI have been asked to reply.
The available information relating to homeless persons resident in local authority temporary accommodation is given below:
December 1965 … … … 12,180 December 1966 … … … 12,817 December 1967 … … … 16,176 March 1968 … … … 17,018 June 1968 … … … 17,963 September 1968 … … … 18,221 December 1968 … … … 18,257 March 1969 … … … 19,121 June 1969 … … … 19,735 September 1969 … … … 20,326 December 1969 … … … 20,820 March 1970 … … … 21,801 June 1970 … … … 22,431 September 1970 … … … 23,472 December 1970 … … … 23,449 March 1971 … … … 24,136 June 1971 … … … 24,883 September 1971 … … … 25,686 December 1971 … … … 25,969 March 1972 … … … 24,922 June 1972 … … … 23,045 September 1972 … … … 20,424 December 1972 … … … 20,672 March 1973 … … … 20,373 June 1973 … … … 26,437 September 1973 … … … 26,960 December 1973 … … … 27,416 March 1974 … … … 28,866 The figures for 1972 do not include persons for whom temporary accommodation was provided by housing departments of some London boroughs.