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Written question asked by Lord Greaves (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Hanham (Conservative) on Monday, 10 December 2012.


Homeless Families

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many homeless households with children in London were housed in bed and breakfast accommodation in each month since January 2010; and in each case how many had been living in bed and breakfast accommodation for more than six weeks at the start of each month.[HL3459]

Answer

The available information has been placed in the Library. The department collects information on statutory homelessness from local authorities once a quarter and so monthly figures are not available. Some of the information requested is not held.

More broadly, I would note that the number of homelessness acceptances in London in 2011 (48,510 households) were half the level they were in 2005 (100,170 households) and in 2001 (117,830 households).


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
741 c195WA; HL3459
Session
2012-13
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP2012-1849
Monday, 10 December 2012
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Subjects
Children Bed and breakfast accommodation Greater London Homelessness
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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