§ Mr. HoodTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the numbers of homeless persons listed each year from 1979; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ChopeThe estimated numbers of households for whom English local authorities accepted responsibility to secure accommodation under the homelessness provisions of the Housing Act are as follows:
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Numbers 1979 57,200 1980 62,920 1981 70,010 1982 74,800 1983 78,240 1984 83,550 1985 93,980
Numbers 1986 103,560 1987 112,440 1988 117,550 However, because of changes in the reporting system in 1980 and 1982 the figures for the earlier years are not strictly comparable with those since 1983.