HL Deb 31 July 1998 vol 592 c270WA
Earl Russell

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether the Social Exclusion Unit has formed an estimate of the proportion of rough sleepers who become homeless after being disentitled to Social Security Benefits. [HL2929]

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

The Social Exclusion Unit has itself made no estimate of the proportion of people who become rough sleepers after being disentitled to Social Security Benefits. So far as the unit is aware, the information is not available.