Select Committee on Home Affairs Written Evidence

Annex F

Table 637

STATUTORY HOMLESSNESS: DECISIONS TAKEN BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES UNDER THE 1996 HOUSING ACT ON APPLICTIONS FROM ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS

Number of decisions & share of decisions (%)
			Total decisions				of which		Households found to be:
						Unintentionally   homeless and in   priority need			Intentially     homeless and in     priority need		Homeless but     not in priority     need		Not homeless
			(Seasonally Adjusted)	(Not Seasonally     Adjusted)		(Seasonally Adjusted)	(Not Seasonally     Adjusted)
1997-98			243,730	243,730	100%	102,430	102,430	42%	5,060	2%	57,130	23%	79,110	32%
1998-99			244,830	244,830	100%	104,260	104,260	43%	6,430	3%	55,970	23%	78,170	32%
1999-2000			243,240	243,240	100%	105,580	105,580	43%	7,880	3%	54,770	23%	75,010	31%
2000-01			249,580	249,580	100%	114,670	114,670	46%	8,650	3%	51,110	20%	75,150	30%
2001-02			254,050	254,050	100%	116,660	116,660	46%	8,540	3%	54,910	22%	73,940	29%
2002-03			279,120	279,120	100%	128,540	128,540	46%	9,980	4%	62,980	23%	77,630	28%
2003-04			298,390	298,390	100%	135,430	135,430	45%	12,930	4%	67,720	23%	82,330	28%
2004-05			266,870	266,870	100%	120,860	120,860	45%	13,810	5%	59,190	22%	73,030	27%
2005-06			213,290	213,290	100%	93,980	93,980	44%	13,260	6%	45,540	21%	60,500	28%
2006-07		P	159,330	159,330	100%	73,360	73,360	46%	10,930	7%	31,140	20%	43,920	28%
2003	Q1		72,780	73,640	100%	33,590	33,980	46%	2,700	4%	17,150	23%	19,810	27%
	Q2		73,220	72,070	100%	34,040	34,090	47%	2,910	4%	16,090	22%	18,990	26%
	Q3		76,390	79,710	100%	34,370	35,770	45%	3,210	4%	17,700	22%	23,030	29%
	Q4		74,400	71,550	100%	33,500	31,750	44%	3,410	5%	16,180	23%	20,210	28%
2004	Q1		74,380	75,060	100%	33,520	33,820	45%	3,400	5%	17,750	24%	20,100	27%
	Q2		72,270	71,150	100%	32,800	32,900	46%	3,290	5%	15,680	22%	19,290	27%
	Q3		68,200	71,110	100%	30,950	32,150	45%	3,550	5%	15,500	22%	19,910	28%
	Q4		66,370	64,140	100%	30,360	28,890	45%	3,400	5%	14,370	22%	17,480	27%
2005	Q1		60,030	60,470	100%	26,750	26,920	45%	3,570	6%	13,640	23%	16,350	27%
	Q2		62,180	61,300	100%	27,180	27,310	45%	3,400	6%	13,040	21%	17,540	29%
	Q3		54,070	56,270	100%	23,960	24,800	44%	3,650	6%	11,760	21%	16,060	29%
	Q4		50,720	49,220	100%	22,160	21,140	43%	3,210	7%	10,550	21%	14,320	29%
2006	Q1		46,320	46,500	100%	20,680	20,730	45%	3,000	6%	10,190	22%	12,580	27%
	Q2	P	42,290	41,700	100%	19,340	19,430	47%	2,780	7%	8,530	20%	10,970	26%
	Q3	P	41,010	42,590	100%	18,760	19,390	46%	2,890	7%	8,200	19%	12,110	28%
	Q4	P	38,760	37,740	100%	18,060	17,310	46%	2,740	7%	6,990	19%	10,700	28%
2007	Q1	P	37,270	37,300	100%	17,200	17,230	46%	2,520	7%	7,420	20%	10,140	27%
	Q2	P	34,490	34,040	100%	15,870	15,960	47%	2,410	7%	6,310	19%	9,370	28%
	Q3	P	33,920	35,200	100%	16,000	16,540	47%	2,570	7%	6,140	17%	9,950	28%
Note:	1  Decisions on applications from households eligible for assistance under the homelessness provisions of the 1996 Housing Act, including any residual 1985 Housing Act cases
	(P) Provisional data. Seasonally adjusted figures have been revised back to 1997 quarter 1.
	Totals may not equal the sum of components because of rounding.
Source:	CLG P1E Homelessness returns (quarterly)
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Prepared 13 June 2008