§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the approximate amount of money paid by his Department to private landlords for the accommodation of single homeless people in 1979, 1980, 1981 and to the nearest available date in 1982.
§ Mr. NewtonThe information requested is not available. Once a single homeless person has found board and lodging accommodation, his housing costs are provided for under the same rules as apply to other supplementary benefit claimants in similar accommodation and no separate records are kept.