HC Deb 10 June 1986 vol 99 cc127-9W
Mr. Raynsford

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the local authorities where more than 20, 50 and 100 homeless households, respectively, were living in bed and breakfast hotels at the end of December 1985 and the end of March 1986.

Sir George Young

A list of local authorities by number of homeless households in bed and breakfast accommodation is shown below. The numbers relate to the end of December 1985 except for authorities marked with an asterisk, for which the information supplied by the authority for an earlier period has been used. The information is not yet available for March 1986.

Local authorities by number of homeless households in bed and breakfast accommodation

Over 20, up to 50 Households

  • Nottingham
  • Bexley
  • Enfield
  • Harrow
  • Islington
  • Kensington and Chelsea
  • Lewisham
  • Sutton
  • Brighton
  • Hove
  • Southend-on-Sea
  • Havant
  • Rochester
  • Epson and Ewell
  • Bristol
  • Woodspring
  • 128
  • Gloucester
  • Plymouth*

Over 50, up to 100 Households

  • Leicester
  • Ealing
  • Hounslow
  • Kingston-on-Thames
  • Southwark
  • Slough
  • Rushmoor
  • Oxford
  • Blackpool
  • Reading*
  • Carrick*

Over 100 Households

  • Brent
  • Wandsworth
  • Westminster
  • Lambeth
  • Haringey
  • Hammersmith
  • Camden*
  • Hackney*
  • Tower Hamlets*
  • Manchester

Mr. Raynsford

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table in the Official Report showing the number of homeless households accepted by local authorities in England living in bed and breakfast accommodation at the end of June and the end of December in each of the years from 1980 to 1985.

Sir George Young

The numbers of homeless households accepted by local authorities in England living in bed and breakfast accommodation are as follows:

Number
1980
June 2,050
December 1,330
1981
June 1,620
December 1,520
1982
June 2,030
December 1,640
1983
June 2,460
December 2,660
1984
June 3,020
December 3,270
1985
June 3,850
December 4,270

Mr. Raynsford

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing (a) the number of homeless households accepted by local authorities in England whose homelessness resulted from mortgage arrears and (b) the percentage of all homeless households which these represented, in each of the years from 1979 to 1985.

Sir George Young

The numbers and percentages of homeless households accepted by local authorities in England whose homelessness resulted from a court order for mortgage default are as follows:

Number Per cent.
1979 2,000 4
1980 2,400 4
1981 3,500 5
1982 4,300 6
1983 5,200 7
1984 6,800 8
1985 9,700 10

Note:

The figures are not all directly comparable because the method of collecting the information changed in the second half of 1980 for non-metropolitan districts and in the second half of 1982 for metropolitan districts.

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