Statutory Homelessness: 1st Quarter, England

The latest national statistics on Statutory Homelessness for January to March 2010 were released on 10 June 2010, under arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority. They show that the number of people accepted as homeless has fallen 16 per cent in the last year. The key points from the latest release are:
*9,590 applicants were accepted as owed a main homelessness duty during January to March, 16 per cent lower than during the same period last year.
*51,310 households were in temporary accommodation on 31 March 2010, 20 per cent lower than the same date last year.
*On a seasonally-adjusted2 basis, 51,230 households were in temporary
accommodation, 5 per cent lower than the previous quarter and 50 per cent lower than the peak in 2004.
The full statistical release and accompanying tables, including regional and local authority data, are available on the CLG website.