§ Mr. RuffleyTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many households were living in temporary accommodation in the Bury St. Edmunds constituency 1259W in each year since 1997; and how many of those households included dependent children. [187203]
§ Phil HopeInformation is not collected at constituency level, only at local authority level. A summary of information reported by St. Edmundsbury district council about the number of homeless households in temporary accommodation as at 31 March of each year since 1997 is tabled as follows. The number of households in temporary accommodation containing dependent children or expectant mothers has only been collected since March 2002.
Households in temporary accommodation1 arranged by St. Edmundshury district council, as at 31 March Total households Of which: with dependent children2 1997 29 n/a 1998 26 n/a 1999 28 n/a 2000 31 n/a 2001 36 n/a 2002 22 not reported 2003 16 13 2004 36 28 1 Households in temporary accommodation arranged by the local authority pending inquiries, or after being accepted, under homelessness legislation. 2 Includes an expectant mother. Data only collected since March 2002. Source: ODPM PIE homelessness returns (quarterly).