Mr. Oaten:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many rough sleepers there were estimated to be in Winchester in each of the last five years. [258226]
Mr. Iain Wright:
Annual rough sleeping figures are based on local authority street counts and estimates where a street count did not take place.
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Number of rough sleepers in Winchester:
Number
2004
1
2005
0
2006
0
2007
0
2008
0
Social Rented Housing
Ms Buck:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many social housing tenants 24 Feb 2009 : Column 554W
received payments under cash incentive schemes in each (a) English region and (b) London local authority area in each year since 1990. [257383]
Mr. Iain Wright:
The Department for Communities and Local Government collects information from local authorities on cash incentive schemes intended to support social tenants who wish to buy property in the private sector, releasing social housing for other households in need. Figures are only available from 1997-98 onwards.
The total number of grants given in each English region is provided in the following table.
Total number of cash incentive scheme grants
Region
1997-98
1998-99
1999-2000
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
North East
71
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
North West
474
256
15
126
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Yorkshire and the Humber
130
100
18
6
3
0
1
0
12
8
8
East Midlands
283
280
177
12
3
6
5
0
2
15
6
West Midlands
389
222
52
35
83
34
29
27
31
27
7
East of England
483
297
120
89
91
53
89
57
55
77
50
London
2105
1418
630
403
382
386
425
345
365
373
493
South East
611
376
195
95
65
53
30
16
34
17
22
South West
346
292
94
61
43
39
32
30
58
63
30
ENGLAND
4892
3258
1301
827
670
571
611
475
557
580
616
Source: HSSA (2001-02-present), HIP Annual Plan (1997-98-2000-01) as reported by local authorities
The total number of grants given in each London local authority is provided in the following table.
Total number of cash incentive scheme grants
London local authority
1997-98
1998-99
1999-2000
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
Barking and Dagenham
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Barnet
53
34
23
31
32
36
33
30
30
18
21
Bexley
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Brent
68
46
0
0
0
31
32
11
0
0
0
Bromley
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Camden
28
15
10
50
33
20
13
19
14
9
3
City of London
13
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
Croydon
162
156
135
44
49
48
46
27
48
51
43
Ealing
95
48
3
0
0
0
36
13
31
10
1
Enfield
91
68
53
41
49
31
37
21
46
28
28
Greenwich
74
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Hackney
158
105
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
241
Hammersmith and Fulham
50
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
Haringey
84
68
16
25
18
21
28
24
0
18
0
Harrow
45
22
14
10
1
0
0
23
30
32
16
Havering
35
18
132
4
12
9
0
0
0
0
0
Hillingdon
52
31
36
20
16
19
21
9
12
12
3
Hounslow
89
45
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Islington
96
79
0
0
7
9
1
0
0
0
0
Kensington and Chelsea
28
9
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kingston upon Thames
29
24
18
14
16
17
8
8
11
15
19
Lambeth
0
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
Lewisham
31
13
0
13
34
27
35
24
29
34
15
Merton
42
21
9
10
9
9
6
7
0
0
0
Newham
113
73
22
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Redbridge
14
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Richmond upon Thames
70
57
24
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Southwark
224
171
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sutton
38
12
9
7
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Tower Hamlets
118
84
46
36
36
56
71
62
56
27
14
Waltham Forest
52
43
23
21
19
6
9
8
5
4
0
Wandsworth
88
86
38
42
35
32
35
42
32
31
30
Westminster
48
32
16
23
15
15
14
16
17
80
26
LONDON
2105
1418
630
403
382
386
425
345
365
373
493
Source:
HSSA (2001-02-present), HIP Annual Plan (1997-98-2000-01) as reported by local authorities
