Statutory Homelessness: Second quarter (April to June 2008) – England

Household acceptances – 15,680 applicants were accepted as owed a main homelessness duty during the April to June quarter, 2 per cent lower than during the same period in 2007. – On a seasonally-adjusted basis, there were 15,750 acceptances, 2 per cent higher than the previous quarter. – The quarterly level of acceptances has more than halved compared to the same period during 2003, the year of the most recent peak in acceptances.