§ Mr. DunnTo 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. ClappisonThe 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.
213WThe figures cover households which have been accepted as homeless and are awaiting accommodation, and those where inquiries into eligibility are still being carried out.