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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85,000 households were officially recognised as newly homeless by their local authority in England in 2008.
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After rising from 2000 to 2003, numbers of households recognised as newly homeless fell by two-thirds between 2004 and 2008 and are now well below the levels of the late 1990s.
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In 2008, half of the households officially recognised as newly homeless 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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