§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he has on the number of people on the homelessness register in the London borough of Newham in each year since 1980.
§ Mr. Michael Spicer[holding answer 13 November 1990]: Local authorities report the number of households accepted and found accommodation under the homelessness provisions of the Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977 and the Housing Act 1985.
Available figures from Newham's housing investment programme returns are:
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Households 1980–81 n/a 1981–82 568 1982–83 720 1983–84 660
Households 1984–85 1,263 1985–86 898 1986–87 1,511 1987–88 1,566 1988–89 637 1989–90 1,039