Homelessness figures fall 16 per cent
The number of people accepted as homeless has fallen 16 per cent in the last year, according to government figures.
Communities and Local Government department figures published last week show the number of applicants owed a main homelessness duty between January and March this year was 9,590, down from 11,350 on the same period of 2009.
The figures show a slight rise between the last quarter of 2009 and the first quarter of 2010, although this disappears when seasonal adjustments are made.
The number of households in temporary accommodation went down from 53,370 on 31 December 2009 to 51,310 on 31 March this year.
The figure for households in temporary accommodation was 20 per cent lower than the 64,000 in same quarter last year.
Of those households in temporary accommodation, 88 per cent were in self-contained accommodation and 4 per cent were in bed and breakfasts in the first quarter of 2010.
This compared to 89 per cent of households in self-contained accommodation in the fourth quarter of last year, when there were still 4 per cent in bed and breakfasts.
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