Homelessness Policy Watch
A review of government policies which impact on
homelessness by Crisis and NPI
OFFICIAL HOMELESSNESS STATISTICS
England - Trends over Time
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100,000 households were officially recognised as newly homeless by their local authority in England in 2007.
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After rising from 2000 to 2003, numbers of households recognised as homeless fell sharply in 2004 to 2007 and are now well below the levels of the late 1990s.
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Three-fifths of households officially recognised as homeless in 2007 did not have dependent children.
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Of those without dependent children, around half are deemed to be 'in priority need', and are therefore accepted by local authorities as being entitled to accommodation - whereas the other half are deemed 'not in priority need', and are therefore not entitled to accommodation.
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