Written question asked by Bob Ainsworth (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 22 January 1997. It was answered by James Clappison (Conservative) on Wednesday, 22 January 1997 on behalf of the Department of the Environment.

Dept of the Environment

Question: How many families were (a) officially homeless, (b) living in temporary accommodation and (c) have had homes repossessed in (i) Coventry and (ii) the West Midlands in each of the last five years for which figures are available. - Includes table.

Answer: Mr. Robert Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many families were (a) officially homeless, (b) living in temporary accommodation and (c) have had homes repossessed in (i) Coventry and (ii) the west midlands in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [11773] Mr. Clappison: The information requested on homeless acceptances and households in temporary accommodation under the homelessness provisions of the Housing Act 1985 is as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Homeless acceptances Households in temporary accommodation at 31 December{1} Coventry 1991 459 5 1992 455 9 1993 341 6 1994 362 3 1995 644 1 West Midlands 1991 18,400 2,120 1992 17,520 1,650 1993 17,060 1,430 1994 16,430 1,250 1995 18,090 1,470 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Covers both households accepted as homeless and households awaiting the outcome of inquiries into their application. Information is not available on repossessions in coventry and the west midlands.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 11773; 288 c647W
Session: 1996-97
Subjects: Defaulters Housing Homelessness Mortgages Temporary accommodation West Midlands Coventry
Contains statistics: Yes