§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give the latest available figures for the number of (a) one-parent families, (b) two-parent families, and (c) other households who were accepted as homeless because of mortgage default.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe following are the latest available estimates:
Households accepted by local authorities as homeless who lost their last accommodation because of mortgage default: England: 1st half 1980 Number 1-parent families* 300 2-parent families† 600 Other households 100 Total households 1,000 * Households in which the applicant is a lone parent with children aged 16 or less. † Households with children aged 16 or less, where the applicant's spouse-cohabitee is a member of the household.