HC Deb 11 February 1988 vol 127 c325W
Mr. Hume

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what figures are available to indicate the numbers

Table A
Health and Social Services Board
Year ended 31 December Eastern Northern Southern Western Total
1981 19 12 11 8 50
1982 30 12 5 5 52
1983 50 11 12 16 89
1984 76 20 7 12 115
1985 48 12 3 21 84

Table B below contains, for each Health and Social Services Board, the numbers of homeless families (including children) occupying temporary accommodation reserved for homeless persons, during the years 1981 to 1985.

Table B
Health and Social Services Board Year ended 31 December
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
Eastern
Families 134 208 251 164 164
Children 274 430 476 346 331
Northern
Families 144 121 35 59 67
Children 204 161 75 136 165
Southern
Families 29 16 39 35 30
Children 68 36 89 78 44
Western
Families 55 61 60 61 60
Children 117 125 124 155 145
Total
Families 362 406 385 319 321
Children 663 752 764 715 685