asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the name, location and capacity of the reception and resettlement centres administered by the Supplementary Benefits Commission for homeless single (a) men and (b) women; if he considers the number of places to be sufficient; and what steps he is taking to increase the number.
It is assumed that the question refers to all reception centres, including resettlement units, administered by the Supplementary Benefits Commission for people without a settled way of living; these are listed. I consider that
| RECEPTION CENTRES INCLUDING RESETTLEMENT UNITS | ||
| Provincial | Location | Bed capacity |
| Alvaston | Derby | 104 |
| Brighton | Sussex | 38 |
| Crown Quay Lodge | Sittingbourne, Kent | 76 |
| Fazakerley | Liverpool | 61 |
| Glasgow | Bishopbriggs, Glasgow | 63 |
| Leeds | Leeds | 96 |
| Leicester | Wigston, Leicester | 100 |
| Newbury | Berkshire | 68 |
| Plawsworth | Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham | 112 |
| Southampton | Southampton | 80 |
| South Wales | Bridgend, Mid-Glamorgan | 64 |
| Walkden | Worsley, Manchester | 84 |
| West Midlands | Stourbridge, Worcestershire | 123 |
| Winterbourne | Bristol | 112 |
| Woodhouse | Sheffield | 96 |
| London | ||
| Camberwell | Peckham, SE15 | 550 |
| Camden | Birkenhead Street, WC1 | 35* |
| Cedars Lodge | Cedars Road, SW4 | 30* |
| 70† | ||
| Bridge House | Kingsdown Close, W10 | 120 |
| Hither Green | Ennersdale Road, SE13 | 150 |
| Pound Lodge | Pound Lane, NW10 | 80 |
| Lancelot Andrewes House | Great Guildford Street, Southwark, SE1 | 60 |
| West End House | Dean Street, Soho, W1 | 80 |
| Total | 2,452 | |
| * Women. | ||
| † Men. | ||
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number of homeless single (a) men and (b) women who used the reception and resettlement centres administered by the Supplementary Benefits Commission; what is the last year for which figures
| Under 17 | 18–24 | 25–34 | 35–44 | 45–54 | 55–59 | 60–64 | 65 & over | |
| Male | 21 | 1,766 | 3,452 | 3,237 | 3,011 | 1,331 | 801 | 736 |
| Female | 1 | 193 | 158 | 124 | 79 | 43 | 27 | 8 |
| [This information is not available for earlier periods]. | ||||||||