§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for the Environment, from the returns received by his Department from local authorities for households about whom inquiries were completed under the Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977 how many households dealt with under section 5 of the Act were accepted following notifications from other authorities under section 5; and if he will give this information for England as a whole, for Greater London, for the metropolitan authorities excluding Greater London, for the non-metropolitan authorities, and for each English local authority area, for each of the years this information has been collected.
§ Sir George YoungThe information is as follows.
periods for which homelessness statistics have been published were (a) in women's refuges and (b) in "short-life" dwellings under licence; and if he will give this information for England as a whole, for Greater London, for the metropolitan authorities excluding Greater London, for the non-metropolitan authorities, and for each English local authority area, for each of the years this information has been collected.
§ Sir GeorgeYoung: The information is as follows:
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1981 1982 1st half 2nd half 1st half 2nd half London 2400 2700 2200 2900 Other metropolitan authorities 200 100 100 — Non-metropolitan authorities 1700 1800 2100 1300 Note—indicates less than 50
Numbers of households in women's refuges are normally included with the numbers in hostels in the Department's publications.
Numbers in short-life dwellings include all in temporary accommodation other than bed and breakfast, hostels and women's refuges.
Information for individual local authorities or for earlier periods can be prepared only at disproportionate cost.