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<p> </p><p>The numbers of lead tenants being given social housing aged under 18 in
England in the past five years for which data are available (1<sup>st</sup> April
2008 – 31<sup>st</sup> March 2013) is in the table below. Lead tenants are defined
as the most economically active in the household. Numbers shown include lettings from
both local authorities and private registered providers.</p><p>The numbers per year
and per tenure type are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Tenant
age</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008/09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12<sup>i,ii</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13<sup>i,ii</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td
rowspan="3"><p>General Needs</p></td><td><p>Under 18</p></td><td><p>2,758</p></td><td><p>2,232</p></td><td><p>2,108</p></td><td><p>1,875</p></td><td><p>1,535</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>of
which under 16</em></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total
lettings</p></td><td><p>264,790</p></td><td><p>260,235</p></td><td><p>269,187</p></td><td><p>270,678</p></td><td><p>260,530</p></td></tr><tr><td
rowspan="3"><p>Supported Housing<sup>iii</sup></p></td><td><p>Under 18</p></td><td><p>9,579</p></td><td><p>8,520</p></td><td><p>9,384</p></td><td><p>9,021</p></td><td><p>7,989</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>of
which under 16</em></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total
lettings</p></td><td><p>114,400</p></td><td><p>107,520</p></td><td><p>124,438</p></td><td><p>123,806</p></td><td><p>118,213</p></td></tr><tr><td
rowspan="3"><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>Under 18</p></td><td><p>12,336</p></td><td><p>10,752</p></td><td><p>11,492</p></td><td><p>10,897</p></td><td><p>9,524</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>of
which under 16</em></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total
lettings</p></td><td><p>379,190</p></td><td><p>367,756</p></td><td><p>393,625</p></td><td><p>394,484</p></td><td><p>378,743</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="7"><p>i. Includes both social and Affordable Rent lettings.</p><p>ii. For
2011/12 and 2012/13, age is imputed where missing.</p><p>iii. Supported housing is
defined as housing with special design facilities features, or designated for a particular
client group.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: values in columns may
not sum to totals due to rounding. Source: Continuous Recording of Lettings system
(CORE).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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