§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the total number of homeless families and individuals in Scotland in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. RifkindInformation held centrally relates to applications under the Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977 and is shown in the table below.
Year ended 31 March Total Applications Accepted by-local authorities as homeless Accepted by local authorities as potentially homeless 1979 16,030 7,490 4,053 1980 15,460 7,440 2,770 1981 14,868 7,025 2,443 1982 15,955 8,270 1,988 1983 16,539 8,664 2,080 1984 15,516 8,086 2,301 1985 20,312 9,826 3,454 1986 23,315 10,867 4,561