§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his Department's estimate of the number of homeless people on 1 January of each year since 1981 who are sleeping in(a) bed and breakfast accommodation, (b) hostels and (c) other temporary accommodation; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Yeo[holding answer 16 April 1991]: Information on homeless households for whom local authorities have accepted a statutory duty to secure accommodation under the homelessness provisions of the Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977 and the Housing Act 1985 is reported quarterly to the Department.
Estimates of the number of such households, including some on whom inquiries had not yet been completed, in each type of temporary accommodation at 31 December of each year since 1980 are as follows:
Bed and breakfast Hostels1 Other 1980 1,330 3,380 .. 1981 1,520 3,320 .. 1982 1,640 3,500 4,200 1983 2,700 3,400 3,740 1984 3,670 3,990 4,640 1985 5,360 4,730 5,830 1986 8,990 4,610 7,190 1987 10,370 5,150 9,240 1988 10,970 6,240 12,890 1989 11,480 8,020 18,400 1990 11,130 9,010 25,030 1 Including women's refuges. .. Not available.