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To ask Her Majesty's Government how many households in the United Kingdom comprised one person in the latest year for which figures are available; and how that compares with historical trends. [HL4523]
Estimates for the United Kingdom are not available.
The latest estimates for England, based on the Office for National Statistics Labour Force Survey, is that there were 6,154,000 single-person households in 2008. Annual estimates from 2000 to 2008 are as follows:
Year Estimated number of one-person households in England 2000 5,701,000 2001 5,737,000 2002 5,953,000 2003 5,953,000 2004 5,931,000 2005 5,931,000 2006 6,009,000 2007 6,073,000 2008 6,154,000
Source: Office for National Statistics, Labour Force Survey.