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Written question asked by Andrew Dismore (Labour) on Thursday, 9 June 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 June 2005. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Monday, 20 June 2005 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.


Housing (Overcrowding)

Question
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what his most recent estimate is of the number of (a) households and (b) children living in overcrowded housing.
Answer

Using data from the Survey of English Housing it is estimated that in 2003–04 in England there were (a) 473,000 households, and (b) 767,000 children under 16 living in households which do not pass the ““bedroom standard””. This represented 2 per cent. of all households and 8 per cent. of all children.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
435 c826W;435 c830W; 4366
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Children Housing Overcrowding Housing occupancy
Contains statistics
Yes