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Information about English local authorities’ actions under the homelessness legislation (Part 7 of the Housing Act 1996) is collected quarterly at local authority level. Districts within North Yorkshire are Craven, Hambleton, Harrogate, Richmondshire, Ryedale, Scarborough and Selby. In addition, information is provided for the unitary authority of York. Information is not collected at constituency level, and the Vale of York constituency lies within Hambleton, Harrogate and York.Data collected includes the number of households accepted by local housing authorities as eligible for assistance, unintentionally homeless and in priority need, and therefore owed a main homelessness duty (to secure that suitable accommodation is available). If a settled home is not immediately available, the authority must secure temporary accommodation until a settled home becomes available.A summary table which includes the total number of households accepted as owed a main homelessness duty in each year between 1997-98 and 2007-08, for each local authority is available in the Library. An extract showing data for the local authorities within North Yorkshire is given as follows:<Table width="100%" summary="" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" border="0"><thead><tr><th>Number of households accepted as owed a main homelessness duty during the year, 1997-98 to 2007-08</th></tr></thead><TR><TD>Local authority</TD><TD>1997-98</TD><TD>1998-99</TD><TD>1999-2000</TD><TD>2000-01</TD><TD>2001-02</TD><TD>2002-03</TD><TD>2003-04</TD><TD>2004-05</TD><TD>2005-06</TD><TD>2006-07</TD><TD>2007-08</TD></TR><TR><TD>Craven</TD><TD>—</TD><TD>—</TD><TD>—</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>—</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>30</TD></TR><TR><TD>Hambleton</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>101</TD><TD>103</TD><TD>100</TD><TD>79</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>65</TD></TR><TR><TD>Harrogate</TD><TD>127</TD><TD>155</TD><TD>153</TD><TD>200</TD><TD>225</TD><TD>238</TD><TD>263</TD><TD>313</TD><TD>142</TD><TD>140</TD><TD>135</TD></TR><TR><TD>Richmondshire</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>—</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>134</TD><TD>113</TD><TD>131</TD><TD>—</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>106</TD></TR><TR><TD>Ryedale</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>61</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>36</TD></TR><TR><TD>Scarborough</TD><TD>185</TD><TD>218</TD><TD>185</TD><TD>223</TD><TD>237</TD><TD>234</TD><TD>304</TD><TD>293</TD><TD>208</TD><TD>200</TD><TD>157</TD></TR><TR><TD>Selby</TD><TD>94</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>95</TD><TD>151</TD><TD>144</TD><TD>—</TD><TD>96</TD><TD>94</TD><TD>76</TD></TR><TR><TD>York</TD><TD>280</TD><TD>—</TD><TD>282</TD><TD>499</TD><TD>418</TD><TD>409</TD><TD>460</TD><TD>424</TD><TD>414</TD><TD>213</TD><TD>258</TD></TR><tfoot><TR><td>‘—’ Denotes data not reported.</td></TR><TR><td>Source:</td></TR><TR><td>CLG P1E Homelessness returns (quarterly)</td></TR></tfoot></Table> |