§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked 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; and if he will also give the figures for each of the four preceding years.
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§ Sir George YoungFollowing is the available information:
Number of households in England accepted as homeless who lost their last accommodation because of mortgage default Year One-parent families Two-parent families Other households Total households 1976 600 1,900 200 2,700 1977 700 2,000 200 2,900 1978 700 1,600 300 2,600 1979 600 1,200 200 2,000 *1980 500 900 100 1,600 * January to September. This information has not been collected since the third quarter of 1980. Figures for 1976 and 1977 were not collected on the same basis as those for later years and are therefore not comparable. Because of rounding, component figures may not agree with the total shown.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the latest national figures on the number of homeless households.
§ Sir George YoungI refer my hon. Friend to the latest document in the series "Homeless Households Reported by Local Authorities in England", copies of which are available in the Library. This gives national statistics for the first half of 1981.