§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what was the level of additional capital allocations to Scottish local authorities for projects for homelessness people in each of the past five years;
(2) what has been the level of direct Government subsidy to public bodies for tackling homelessness in Scotland in each of the past five years.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonSpecific supplementary allocations totalling almost £30 million for homelessness projects have been issued to local authorities in each of the past four years as follows:
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- 1991–92: £7.6 million
- 1992–93: £15 million
- 1993–94: £4.35 million
- 1994–95: £2.62 million
Since March 1993, homelessness has been designated as a national priority for housing investment and some local authorities also received an increase in their mainstream allocations for 1993–94 and 1994–95 based on the homelessness strategies included in their housing capital programmes.
Local social work authorities, new towns, Scottish Homes and health boards also make a contribution to
1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 Hostel housing support grant 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.6 Urban programme 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.1