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Number of households applying to local authorities
under the homeless persons legislation: |
Table 21 |
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Period |
Number of applications |
Assessed as homeless or potentially homeless |
Assessed as homeless or potentially homeless and in priority need |
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% of all applications |
Number2 |
% of all applications |
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1988 - 89 |
24,741 |
15,773 |
64 |
12,020 |
49 |
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1989 - 90 |
29,068 |
18,277 |
63 |
14,237 |
49 |
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1990 - 91 |
35,100 |
23,500 |
67 |
16,800 |
48 |
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1991 - 92 |
40,600 |
27,800 |
68 |
18,400 |
45 |
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1992 - 93 |
42,800 |
30,100 |
70 |
19,800 |
46 |
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1993 - 94 |
43,000 |
30,900 |
72 |
18,200 |
42 |
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1994 - 95 |
41,500 |
31,600 |
76 |
17,500 |
42 |
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1995 - 96 |
40,900 |
30,300 |
74 |
16,900 |
41 |
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1996 - 97 |
41,000 |
30,600 |
75 |
16,800 |
41 |
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1997 - 98 |
43,100 |
32,400 |
75 |
17,500 |
41 |
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1998 - 99 |
45,700 |
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1997 |
April - June |
10,700 |
8,000 |
74 |
4,300 |
40 |
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1997 |
July - Sept |
10,700 |
8,000 |
75 |
4,400 |
41 |
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1997 |
Oct - Dec |
10,000 |
7,600 |
76 |
4,100 |
41 |
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1998 |
Jan - March |
11,700 |
8,900 |
76 |
4,600 |
39 |
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1998 |
April - June |
11,000 |
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1998 |
July - Sept |
11,700 |
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1998 |
Oct - Dec |
10,600 |
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1999 |
Jan - March |
12,500 |
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1999 |
April - June |
11,400 |
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1. All figures are rounded to the nearest hundred from 1990-91 onwards
2. Figures are grossed up to the total number of applications from 1990-91 onwards
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