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Homelessness
The number of households that became homeless (accepted by local authorities as owed the main homelessness duty) in England between January 2008 and March 2008 was 10 per cent lower than for the same period in 2007. Homelessness acceptances peaked in 2003/04, and since then have more than halved, with year on year reductions.
In addition, the number of households living in temporary accommodation on 31 March 2008 had fallen by 11 per cent compared to 31 March 2007. Temporary accommodation has now fallen for 10 consecutive quarters, this is 23 per cent lower than the peak during 2004. 87 per cent of households in temporary accommodation are in self-contained accommodation. Since April 2004, when the Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (England) Order 2003 came into force, local authorities can no longer discharge their duty to families with children accepted as homeless by placing them in Bed and Breakfast accommodation for longer than six weeks.
The National Rough Sleeping Estimate for 2007 published in September 2007 shows there are 498 people sleeping rough on the streets of England on any single night. This represents a 73 per cent reduction in rough sleeping since 1998. The Government is committed to reducing rough sleeping to as near to zero as possible.
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