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<p> </p><p><em>[Holding Reply: Monday 17 March 2014]</em></p><p>I refer the hon. Member
to the Live Table 784 available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness</a></p><p>The
dataset is already accessible for statistical analysis.</p><p>The numbers of households
in temporary accommodation in London are still well belowthe level they were at their
peak, under the previous Administration, when they hit more than 63,800. Councils
have a responsibility to move homeless households into settled accommodation as quickly
as possible and we made common sense changes to the law to enable them to use suitable
private rented homes. Indeed the average stay in temporary accommodation in England
has been reduced from 20 months at the beginning of 2010 to 14 months now.</p><p>We
have also seen a 42% reduction in the numbers of families with children in Bed and
Breakfast for more than six weeks on this time last year across the country. The seven
local authorities that we funded to tackle families in Bed and Breakfast have made
significant progress achieving an overall reduction of 96% since the funding began.</p><p>
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