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Annex C

Table 626

STATUTORY HOMELESSNESS: HOMELESS HOUSEHOLDS IN PRIORITY NEED ACCEPTED1 BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES, BY ETHNICITY

				White		African/Caribbean		Indian/Pakistani/		Other		Ethnic Origin
			Total households					Bangladeshi		Ethnic Origin		Not Known
			Accepted		Percentage		Percentage		Percentage		Percentage		Percentage
			in England	Number	of total	Number	of total	Number	of total	Number	of total	Number	of total
1997			102,000	78,100	77%	6,930	7%	4,790	5%	5,170	5%	7,040	7%
1998			104,630	78,980	75%	7,070	7%	5,100	5%	6,190	6%	7,310	7%
1999			105,370	77,630	74%	7,600	7%	5,550	5%	7,100	7%	7,530	7%
2000			111,340	82,080	74%	8,990	8%	6,120	5%	6,870	6%	7,300	7%
2001			117,830	84,450	72%	10,350	9%	6,810	6%	7,910	7%	8,330	7%
2002			123,840	87,100	70%	11,620	9%	6,840	6%	9,440	8%	8,850	7%
2003			135,590	97,620	72%	13,050	10%	7,070	5%	9,760	7%	8,090	6%
2004			127,760	93,730	73%	12,990	10%	7,010	5%	7,360	6%	6,670	5%
2005			100,170	74,460	74%	10,330	10%	5,290	5%	5,110	5%	4,970	5%
2006		P	76,860	57,050	74%	7,780	10%	4,330	6%	3,890	5%	3,820	5%
1997-98			102,430	78,180	76%	7,050	7%	4,690	5%	5,470	5%	7,070	7%
1998-99			104,260	78,260	75%	7,100	7%	5,280	5%	6,440	6%	7,200	7%
1999-2000			105,580	77,950	74%	7,690	7%	5,470	5%	6,820	6%	7,680	7%
2000-01			114,670	83,820	73%	9,860	9%	6,430	6%	7,500	7%	7,080	6%
2001-02			116,660	83,040	71%	10,040	9%	6,810	6%	7,790	7%	9,010	8%
2002-03			128,540	90,920	71%	12,490	10%	7,000	5%	9,850	8%	8,290	6%
2003-04			135,430	98,070	72%	12,960	10%	7,020	5%	9,440	7%	7,930	6%
2004-05			120,860	89,180	74%	12,430	10%	6,570	5%	6,500	5%	6,170	5%
2005-06			93,980	69,320	74%	9,960	11%	5,190	6%	4,880	5%	4,640	5%
2006-07		P	73,360	54,370	74%	7,250	10%	4,130	6%	3,730	5%	3,880	5%
1997	Q1		26,850	20,690	77%	1,670	6%	1,290	5%	1,240	5%	1,970	7%
	Q2		24,260	19,060	79%	1,380	6%	1,130	5%	1,240	5%	1,460	6%
	Q3		26,260	19,980	76%	1,870	7%	1,210	5%	1,400	5%	1,810	7%
	Q4		24,630	18,370	75%	2,010	8%	1,160	5%	1,290	5%	1,800	7%
1998	Q1		27,280	20,770	76%	1,790	7%	1,190	4%	1,540	6%	2,000	7%
	Q2		25,590	19,450	76%	1,680	7%	1,180	5%	1,320	5%	1,970	8%
	Q3		26,870	20,370	76%	1,760	7%	1,360	5%	1,600	6%	1,780	7%
	Q4		24,890	18,390	74%	1,840	7%	1,370	6%	1,730	7%	1,560	6%
1999	Q1		26,910	20,050	75%	1,820	7%	1,370	5%	1,790	7%	1,890	7%
	Q2		25,970	19,190	74%	1,840	7%	1,250	5%	1,720	7%	1,980	8%
	Q3		28,020	20,670	74%	2,040	7%	1,510	5%	1,900	7%	1,910	7%
	Q4		24,470	17,720	72%	1,900	8%	1,420	6%	1,690	7%	1,750	7%
2000	Q1		27,120	20,370	75%	1,910	7%	1,290	5%	1,510	6%	2,040	8%
	Q2		27,590	20,170	73%	2,210	8%	1,450	5%	1,660	6%	2,100	8%
	Q3		29,210	21,480	74%	2,490	9%	1,730	6%	1,870	6%	1,640	6%
	Q4		27,420	20,060	73%	2,380	9%	1,650	6%	1,830	7%	1,520	6%
2001	Q1		30,450	22,110	73%	2,780	9%	1,600	5%	2,140	7%	1,820	6%
	Q2		28,950	20,960	72%	2,440	8%	1,720	6%	1,780	6%	2,060	7%
	Q3		30,590	21,840	71%	2,580	8%	1,780	6%	2,080	7%	2,310	8%
	Q4		27,840	19,540	70%	2,550	9%	1,710	6%	1,910	7%	2,140	8%
2002	Q1		29,280	20,700	71%	2,470	8%	1,600	5%	2,020	7%	2,500	9%
	Q2		30,460	21,720	71%	2,840	9%	1,500	5%	2,300	8%	2,100	7%
	Q3		33,310	23,150	69%	3,280	10%	1,910	6%	2,680	8%	2,290	7%
	Q4		30,790	21,530	70%	3,030	10%	1,830	6%	2,440	8%	1,960	6%
2003	Q1		33,980	24,520	72%	3,340	10%	1,760	5%	2,430	7%	1,940	6%
	Q2		34,090	24,170	71%	3,200	9%	1,780	5%	2,650	8%	2,280	7%
	Q3		35,770	25,680	72%	3,480	10%	1,940	5%	2,490	7%	2,170	6%
	Q4		31,750	23,250	73%	3,030	10%	1,590	5%	2,190	7%	1,700	5%
2004	Q1		33,820	24,970	74%	3,250	10%	1,710	5%	2,110	6%	1,780	5%
	Q2		32,900	23,870	73%	3,380	10%	1,900	6%	1,910	6%	1,830	6%
	Q3		32,150	23,810	74%	3,190	10%	1,820	6%	1,670	5%	1,660	5%
	Q4		28,890	21,080	73%	3,170	11%	1,580	5%	1,670	6%	1,400	5%
2005	Q1		26,920	20,420	76%	2,690	10%	1,270	5%	1,250	5%	1,280	5%
	Q2		27,310	20,160	74%	2,810	10%	1,510	6%	1,450	5%	1,380	5%
	Q3		24,800	18,320	74%	2,540	10%	1,330	5%	1,300	5%	1,310	5%
	Q4		21,140	15,560	74%	2,290	11%	1,180	6%	1,110	5%	1,000	5%
2006	Q1		20,730	15,280	74%	2,320	11%	1,170	6%	1,020	5%	950	5%
	Q2	P	19,430	14,580	75%	1,840	9%	1,050	5%	990	5%	960	5%
	Q3	P	19,390	14,310	74%	1,910	10%	1,120	6%	1,060	5%	990	5%
	Q4	P	17,310	12,880	74%	1,710	10%	990	6%	820	5%	920	5%
2007	Q1	P	17,230	12,600	73%	1,790	10%	970	6%	860	5%	1,010	6%
	Q2	P	15,960	11,920	75%	1,580	10%	910	6%	770	5%	800	5%
	Q3	P	16,540	12,140	73%	1,610	10%	1,030	6%	830	5%	940	6%
Notes:
1  Households found to be eligible for assistance, unintentionally homeless and falling within a priority need group, and consequently owed a main homelessness duty by a local housing authority.
Figures reflect decisions under the 1996 Housing Act, and residual 1985 Housing Act cases.
P Provisional Data.
Totals may not equal the sum of components because of rounding.
Source:
CLG Quarterly p1(e) returns.

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Prepared 13 June 2008