§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many homeless households in the constituency of Buckingham have been resident in bed-and-breakfast accommodation in each year since 1997: and what percentage of them claimed social security benefits in each year. [27770]
§ Ms KeebleInformation reported by Aylesbury Vale district council on the number of households resident in bed-and-breakfast hotels under statutory homelessness provision at the end of March in each year since 1997 is shown in the table. This relates to households within the local authority's area, which includes part of the Aylesbury constituency. The number of these households claiming, or in receipt of, social security benefits is not collected centrally.
Homeless households resident in bed-and-breakfast accommodation1 as at 31 March Aylesbury Vale DC 1997 6 1998 11 1999 8 2000 12 2001 5 1 Includes households accommodated pending completion of inquiries by the local authority Source:
DETR P1 (E) housing return (quarterly)