§ Ms Oona KingTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what proportion of lettings were made available to homeless households in priority need by(a) local 953W authorities and (b) registered social landlords, broken down by (i) region and (ii) local authority area in 2000–01. [87988]
§ Mr. McNultyInformation reported by local authorities in England on their Housing Investment Programme returns in respect of lettings of their stock, and nominations to that of registered social landlords, made during 2000–01 has been placed in the Library.
§ Mrs. Anne CampbellTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much was given to Cambridge City Council towards relieving homelessness in each of the last five years. [87985]
§ Mrs. RocheFunding to local authorities for the provision of homeless services is allocated through Revenue Support Grant (RSG) as part of the annual local government finance settlement. RSG is unhypothecated to particular services and up to the current financial year was calculated on the basis of standard spending assessments for individual local authorities. It is for each local authority to decide how much RSG it receives, and its other resources, should be directed towards any particular service. Voluntary Agencies working with Cambridge City Council received almost £900,000 to tackle rough sleeping from 1999–2000.