Statutory Homelessness: October to December Quarter 2011 England

This release provides summary information on local housing authorities’ activities under homelessness legislation, collected through the quarterly P1E statistical return. Data include the number of households accepted as owed a main homelessness duty (referred to as acceptances) during the quarter, and the number of households in temporary accommodation on the last day of the quarter. Accompanying live tables are provided online and are listed on pages 8 and 9. These form the underlying data used to produce most of the text and charts. The background notes section provides more detail of terms used within the release.