HC Deb 10 January 1996 vol 269 cc212-3W
Mr. Dunn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment which are the 10 London boroughs with the highest number of households in temporary accommodation; and in each case what is the number of households thus placed. [7939]

Mr. Clappison

The 10 London boroughs reporting the highest numbers of households in temporary accommodation under the homelessness provisions of the Housing Act 1985 at the end of March 1995, the latest date for which figures are available for all boroughs, were as follows:

London borough—number of households in temporary accommodation
Number
Hackney 3,707
Haringey 2,666
Newham 2,126
Brent 1,894
Lambeth 1,045
Hillingdon 1,002
Redbridge 994
Croydon 993
Enfield 932
Hammersmith and Fulham 865

Source:

Housing Investment Programme (HIP) returns.

The figures cover households which have been accepted as homeless and are awaiting accommodation, and those where inquiries into eligibility are still being carried out.