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REGISTRATION OF OLD PEOPLE S HOMES AND HOMES FOR
THE MENTALLY DISTURBED
There were no new registrations or cancellation of registrations
during the year. Three homes are registered in the Borough, each
for old persons, providing accommodation for a total of 40 persons.
TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION
At the beginning of the year 15 families from this Borough
were occupying temporary accommodation at Suttons Hostel.
During 1966 20 other families from Havering were admitted. The
reasons they became homeless were :
5 Evicted because of rent arrears.
4 Became homeless following domestic disputes. Usually
they had been turned out by relatives or friends who
were putting them up temporarily. Living conditions
had often been very crowded, and there had been
frequent rows and domestic difficulties.
3 Landlord required premises.
2 Overcrowding.
1 Home destroyed by fire.
1 Unauthorised tenants.
1 Desertion of husband leading to homelessness of wife
and children
1 Furnished accommodation no longer available on return
from a visit away for some weeks.
1 No fixed abode.
1 Not known (family only stayed one night)
It is interesting to note that in the whole of the Greater
London Area during 1966, 1754 families came into temporary
accommodation for homeless families run by local authorities. 310
of these families, or 17.6%, were evicted because of rent arrears.
In Havering, 5 of the 20 families admitted to temporary accommodation,
or 25%, were evicted for rent arrears.
In line with the Council's policy of closing Suttons Hostel,
32 families were discharged, leaving only three families for whom
the Havering Council was responsible. The designation of those
discharged during the year was as follows: —
Work on the new Reception Centre to replace Suttons Hostel
was well advanced by the end of the year and it is hoped that this
Centre will be brought into operation early in 1967.
Rehoused by Greater London Council
Rehoused by Havering Borough Council
Private Housing
other destination
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