§ Mr. PicklesTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) how many homeless households were living in(a) bed and breakfast and (b) temporary accommodation in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement; [65853]
(2) how many households are living in accommodation arranged by local authorities under the homelessness provisions of the Housing Acts 1985 and 1996; and if he will make a statement; [65859]
(3) what estimate he has made of how many homeless people living in (a) bed and breakfast and (b) temporary accommodation are ex-service men; and if he will make a statement; [65991]
(4) how many homeless people are living in (a) bed and breakfast and (b) temporary accommodation, broken down by ethnic group; and if he will make a statement; [65852]
(5) what estimate he has made of how many children were homeless in England and Wales in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [65855]
§ Mr. McNultySummary information on activity under statutory homelessness provisions is reported to the Department by local authorities in England. This includes the number of households accepted under the homelessness provisions of the 1985 and 1996 Housing Acts as being eligible for assistance, unintentionally homeless and in priority need, and the number of these households resident in various types of temporary accommodation at the end of each quarter.
National and some regional information on local authorities' activity is provided in a quarterly Statistical Release published by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Table 6 presents a breakdown of numbers of households in various types of temporary accommodation, including bed and breakfast, as at the end of each quarter since 1995. Copies are available in the Library, and also via the ODPM's website. The latest edition, published on 17 June 2002, presents statistics up to the end of March 2002. A copy is enclosed for the hon. Member's use.
879WAvailable information collected centrally on the number of households living in various forms of temporary accommodation does not distinguish those including ex-service personnel, nor an analysis by ethnic group.
Precise information on the total number of children in households accepted as homeless is not collected, but rounded estimates derived from data reported by local authorities in England are as follows.
Households accepted as unintentionally homeless and in priority need during the year Total households with children Estimated number of children 1997 58,780 104,100 1998 61,400 109,100 1999 62,000 108,4(X) 2000 64,980 112,600 2001 66,970 112,7(X) Source:
ODPM quarterly PIE housing activity returns
For corresponding information about Welsh authorities, I refer the hon. Member to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many people were homeless in(a) England, (b) the South-West, and (c) the Yeovil constituency in each year since 1985–86; and if he will make a statement. [66297]
§ Mr. McNultyThe Yeovil constituency is within South Somerset district council area, which also includes part of the Somerton and Frome constituency. The available information is as follows:
Households accepted by local authorities as unintentionally homeless, and in priority need England South West South Somerset district council 1985–86 183,710 6,580 171 1986–87 191,960 6,940 170 1987–88 198,890 7,260 173 1988–89 1102,500 7,640 124 1989–90 1110,380 8,140 189 1990–91 1128,090 9,040 209 1991–92 139,630 8,940 236 1992–93 136,230 8,910 221 1993–94 125,360 9,550 303 1994–95 116,850 9,320 353 1995–96 116,550 9,970 373 1996–97 110,810 9,450 367 1997–98 102,650 9,000 331 1998–99 104,150 8,920 397 1999–2000 106,130 9,790 416 2000–01 114,350 11,210 484 2001–02 118,360 11,200 2— 880W
Households accepted as unintentionally homeless and in priority need: rural authorities in England Financial year totals 2000–01 1999–2000 1998–99 1997–98 1996–97 North East 1,200 900 900 1,000 1,200 Yorkshire and The Humber 1,200 1,100 1,100 1,000 1,000 East Midlands 1,900 1,700 1,700 1,900 2,000 Eastern 3,000 2,600 2,600 2,700 2,700 London 0 0 0 0 0 South East 2,900 2,500 2,400 2,400 2,600 South West 4,800 4,300 3,900 3,800 3,800 West Midlands 1,000 900 900 800 1,000 North West 1,100 1,000 900 800 1,000 All rural local authorities 17,200 15,100 14,400 14,500 15,200 1 Denotes calendar year data.
2 Not yet available.
Sources:
England and the South West from 1991–92:
ODPM quarterly PIE returns.
Southern Somerset and South West prior to 1991–92: ODPM annual Housing Investment Programme returns.
National and some regional information on local authorities' activity in recent years is provided in a quarterly Statistical Release published by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Copies are available in the Library, and also via the ODPM's website. The latest edition, published on 17 June 2002, presents statistics up to the end of March 2002.