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TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION
Homeless Families
The Council has a responsibility under Section 21(1)(b) of the
National Assistance Act, 1948, to provide temporary accommodation for
persons in urgent need through circumstances which could not reasonably
have been foreseen. Emergency provision is also made for victims
of fire and flood whilst they are temporarily homeless. The premises
in use for homeless families are as follows:-
144/148, Earls Court Road, S.W.5. 16 family units
available for use
up to April 1971.
68, Holland Road, W.14. 7 family units
16/18, Wrights Lane, W.8. 16 family units
68, Oxford Gardens, W.10. 3 family units
228, Lancaster Road, W.ll. 5 family units
84/90, Princedale Road, W.ll. 11 family units
32 Dawson Place, W.2. 7 family units
*201, Ladbroke Grove, W.10. 5 family units
*210, Ladbroke Grove, W.10. 5 family units
Trenmar Lodge, Trenmar Gardens, N.W.10. 5 family units
*These premises were taken into use during 1968.
Families admitted received social work support and intensive casework
guidance where necessary. This approach is proving to be
constructively helpful in rehabilitating and preparing families for
eventual rehousing, and also helps to keep to a minimum the number of
otherwise long stay cases which could create a heavy demand for
additional units of accommodation.
The following statistics show the number of families received
into and discharged from temporary accommodation during the year:-
Number of families in temporary
accommodation as at 1.1.68
55
Number of families admitted
(comprising 54 men, 103 women
and 241 children)
101
Number of families discharged
93
Number of families remaining
as at 31.12.68
63
The reasons for homelessness were as follows:-
Rent arrears
14
Unauthorised occupants
30
Overcrowding
15
Family disputes
15
Landlord wanted accommodation
7
New to London
5
Objection to children
4
Fire Victims
2
From hotel accommodation
3
Service contract ended
2
Other reasons (including
essential repairs, dangerous
structure, landlord disputes)
4