§ Jeremy CorbynTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what his Department's latest estimate is of the number of homeless people without regular shelter for each night; and how many there were in each of the last five years for each London borough; and if he will make a statement. [100269]
§ Mrs. RocheSpecific information on the number of homeless people without regular shelter is not held centrally. However, in terms of people sleeping rough, as of June 2002, local authority statistics show that nationally, around 596 people are sleeping rough on any one night. This represents a reduction of 68 per cent. since 1998 when it was estimated that in England, 1,850 people were sleeping rough on any one night.
The table sets out data on rough sleeping for all London boroughs over the last five years.
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Table 1 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Croydon 25 25 25 7 6 Ealing 24 18 14 7 4 Enfield — 14 7 0 0 Greenwich 11 21 5 0 3 Hackney 6 7 8 0 11 Hammersmith and Fulham 11 16 13 3 4 Haringey 8 6 2 2 8 Harrow 0 0 0 0 0 Havering — 5 0 0 0 Hillingdon — 0 8 0 0 Hounslow 20 — 11 8 3 Islington 13 14 12 0 2 Kensington and Chelsea 23 28 14 15 6 Kingston upon Thames 0 3 3 3 0 Lambeth 20 46 47 23 12 Lewisham — 2 6 3 1 Merton — 0 0 1 0 Newham 11 0 0 8 0 Redbridge — 0 5 5 5 Richmond upon Thames 12 16 10 5 6 Southwark 31 26 7 13 2 Sutton — 0 0 0 0 Tower Hamlets 31 10 6 9 2 Waltham Forest 6 20 3 1 4 Wandsworth — 0 0 0 0 Westminster 237 234 227 169 169 Total 621 635 5476 357 321 This data is taken from returns of the Housing Investment Programme (HIP) that are submitted annually in June by all local authorities. The figures represent the results of street counts or where counts have not taken place an estimation of the extent of the rough sleeping problem has been recorded.
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Table 2: Households in temporary accommodation at 30 September PIE data as reported by London boroughs 1998 1999 2000 LA code LA name Total Of which: Homeless at home Total Of which: Homeless at home Total Of which: Homeless at home Z5060 Barking and Dagenham 235 0 291 0 284 0 N5090 Barnet 1,176 292 1,663 513 n/r n/r D5120 Bexley 153 0 180 0 218 0 T5150 Brent 3,342 349 3,447 154 3,634 139 G5180 Bromley n/r n/r 535 168 571 190 X5210 Camden 2,000 236 2,225 304 2,014 286 K5030 City of London 59 0 72 0 55 1 L5240 Croydon 1,492 0 2,246 0 2,799 0 A5270 Baling 863 0 1,161 0 1,939 341 Q5300 Enfield n/r n/r 1,949 0 2,311 0 E5330 Greenwich 844 590 914 670 857 560 U5360 Hackney n/r n/r 1,484 60 n/r n/r H5390 Hammersmith and Fulham 757 7 995 42 1,237 103 Y5420 Haringey 3,131 742 3,549 640 4,353 831 M5450 Harrow 1,087 88 1,507 263 1,820 314 B5480 Havering n/r n/r n/r n/r n/r n/r R5510 Hillingdon 1,464 165 1,742 205 1,677 85 F5540 Hounslow 977 501 948 318 1,012 304 V5570 Islington 797 0 1,084 0 1,324 0 K5600 Kensington and Chelsea n/r n/r 821 0 802 0 Z5630 Kingston upon Thames n/r n/r 584 22 544 31 N5660 Lambeth 1,167 31 1,428 158 1,679 206 C5690 Lewisham 834 296 1,076 467 1,428 413 T5720 Merton 70 0 96 3 87 4 G5750 Newham 1,957 323 2,123 322 2,836 424 W5780 Redbridge 597 0 723 0 1,184 0 L5810 Richmond upon Thames 535 145 626 106 557 100 A5840 Southwark 964 517 1,220 629 1,348 715 P5870 Sutton 331 0 375 n/r 586 60 The following table represents the number of households accommodated under the homelessness legislation in temporary accommodation, including homeless at home, in London over the last five years at the end of September each year.
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Table 2: Households in temporary accommodation at 30 September PIE data as reported by London boroughs 1998 1999 2000 LA code LA name Total Of which: Homeless at home Total Of which: Homeless at home Total Of which: Homeless at home E5900 Tower Hamlets 1,012 250 1,356 227 1,598 211 U5930 Waltham Forest 816 162 950 187 892 106 H5960 Wandsworth n/r n/r 466 10 912 0 X5990 Westminster 2,191 377 2,505 346 2,457 245
2001 2002 LA code LA name Total Of which: Homeless at home Total Of which: Homeless at home Z5060 Barking and Dagenham 398 1 667 0 N5090 Barnet n/r n/r 2,502 392 D5120 Bexley 234 55 246 38 T5150 Brent 3,719 153 3,647 137 G5180 Bromley 626 258 742 295 X5210 Camden 1,945 214 2,140 250 K5030 City of London 45 0 37 0 L5240 Croydon 2,967 0 3,259 0 A5270 Baling 2,275 353 2,216 327 Q5300 Enfield 2,323 0 2,593 0 E5330 Greenwich 807 531 1,070 723 U5360 Hackney 1,895 142 2,321 160 H5390 Hammersmith and Fulham 1,454 132 1,756 144 Y5420 Haringey 4,587 751 n/r n/r M5450 Harrow 1,638 77 1,647 45 B5480 Havering n/r N/r 290 0 R5510 Hillingdon 1,942 125 2,091 165 F5540 Hounslow 1,124 305 1,351 299 V5570 Islington 1,516 0 1,301 0 K5600 Kensington and Chelsea 1,120 0 971 2 Z5630 Kingston upon Thames 646 20 732 15 N5660 Lambeth 1,834 358 2,303 417 C5690 Lewisham 1,334 355 1,814 625 T5720 Merton 188 4 174 5 G5750 Newham 3,714 560 4,449 991 W5780 Redbridge 1,376 0 1,510 0 L5810 Richmond upon Thames n/r N/r 526 25 A5840 Southwark 907 212 1,261 492 P5870 Sutton 519 94 527 99 E5900 Tower Hamlets 1,866 32 2,366 14 U5930 Waltham Forest 759 126 1,044 100 H5960 Wandsworth 1,043 0 1,355 35 X5990 Westminster 2,720 325 3,042 388 n/r—Refers to PIE data not received from local authority
§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the extra support recently given to homeless families. [101668]
§ Mrs. RocheThe March 2002 report, "More than a roof", set out the Government's approach to tackling and preventing homelessness. Specific measures included investment of £125 million in 2002–03 to support local authorities and the voluntary sector to support new approaches to preventing homelessness. Further support of £70 million is available in 2003–04. These resources will help to support the Government's commitment that by March 2004 no homeless family with children will have to live in bed and breakfast accommodation, except in an emergency, but for no longer than six weeks.
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the Homelessness Act 2002, which requires local authorities to undertake a review and put a strategy in place by July 2003 to ensure that support and accommodation is available within their districts for homeless people, and those at risk of homelessness;we are investing £6 million in 2002–03 and £11 million in 2003–04 on a special initiative to make 500 homes available for homeless families with children living in Bed & Breakfast (B&B) hotels in London;new advice to housing authorities on arrangements to ensure that all babies and children placed in temporary accommodation receive their health and developmental tests;proposals to consult on legislation and statutory guidance to prohibit the use of bed and breakfast accommodation for families with children, to raise standards in all forms of temporary accommodation, ensure that homeless households in temporary accommodation have access to health, education and social services; 225W making up to £8.9 capital investment available from the Homelessness Directorate to help domestic violence survivors at risk of homelessness. Capital investment will normally be supported by the relevant local authority's Supporting People and Homelessness Strategies. This is backed up by a £2 million initiative in partnership with Comic Relief to help families in danger at home and at risk of homelessness because of violent partners.
§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many homeless families were placed in bed and breakfast accommodation in(a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003 to date. [101669]
§ Mrs. RocheInformation collected relates to homeless households in temporary accommodation, including bed and breakfast, at the end of each quarter.
Homeless households in B&B accommodation (inc. shared facility annexes) England 31 March 30 June 30 September 31 December 2001 10,830 11,340 12,290 12,110 2002 11,800 12,420 13,300 1— Note:
Not yet available
Since March 2002 the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has additionally collected information on families with children. It is estimated that at the end of each quarter of 2002 some 6,700 households in Bed & Breakfast were families with children and/or expectant mothers.
Results for the fourth quarter 2002 will be published on the 13 March 2003.