A report found that 31,600 (4.9 per cent) of homes in Northern Ireland were unfit for habitation in 2002, compared to 44,000 (7.3 per cent) in 1996. But the Northern Ireland Housing Executive urged caution, saying: 'The reduction in unfitness masks the high level that persists in rural areas and in some parts of inner-city Belfast'.
Source: The Northern Ireland Housing Market: Review and Perspectives 2002-2005, Northern Ireland Housing Executive (028 9024 0588)
Links: Report (pdf) | Press release
Date: 2002-Dec
The number of households in England in mid 2001 was estimated to be 20.715 million. This estimate was derived from the Office for National Statistics mid-year population estimates that are based on the 2001 Census. The estimates were interim, subject to adjustment following further population information becoming available from the 2001 Census. The 2001 mid-year household estimates were mostly lower than the equivalent estimates for 2000.
Source: Interim Mid-year Household Estimates for England for 2001, Housing Statistics Summary 15, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (fax: 020 7944 4527)
Links: Summary (pdf)
See also: Journal of Social Policy Volume 31/3, Digest 123, paragraph 12.1
Date: 2002-Dec
The eleventh edition of the UK Housing Review brought together the most up-to-date housing statistics for the United Kingdom, and featured essays by leading analysts on issues relating to devolution and its impact on housing policy.
Source: Steve Wilcox, UK Housing Review 2002-2003, Chartered Institute of Housing (020 7833 9712) and Council of Mortgage Lenders
Links: Summary | JRF Findings D52
Date: 2002-Dec
The 2002 annual official compendium of housing statistics for England was published. At the end of March 2002 there were 21.3 million dwellings, an increase of 1.44 million (7 per cent) since March 1992. 14.9 million were owner occupied, 4.2 million were rented from a local authority or a registered social landlord, and 2.2 million were rented privately.
Source: Housing Statistics 2002, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, TSO (0870 600 5522)
Links: Report (pdf)
See also: Journal of Social Policy Volume 30/3, Digest 119, paragraph 4.1
Date: 2002-Dec
An annual survey of housing was published. Articles focused on devolution in the English regions, welfare reform and housing investment.
Source: Steve Wilcox (ed.), UK Housing Review 2002-03, Chartered Institute of Housing (024 7685 1752) and Council of Mortgage Lenders, for Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Links: Summary
Date: 2002-Oct
A survey found that young men and women in Scotland are much more likely to live on their own than young people in England.
Source: John Ermisch, Living in Scotland, Institute for Social and Economic Research/University of Essex (01206 873087)
Links: Press release
Date: 2002-Oct
Preliminary results from the 2001-02 Survey of English Housing were published. (The Survey provides key housing data for all forms of tenure in England. In 2001-02 some 19,900 randomly chosen households were interviewed.)
Source: Survey of English Housing Provisional Results: 2001 02, Housing Statistics Summary 13, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (fax: 020 7944 4527)
Links: Housing Summary (pdf) | Press release
See also: Journal of Social Policy Volume 30/2, Digest 118, paragraph 4.1
Date: 2002-Aug
An official annual survey of housing in England was published for 2000-01.
Source: Housing in England 2000-01, Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, TSO (0870 600 5522)
Links: Report
See also: Journal of Social Policy Volume 31/2, Digest 122 (paragraph 4.1)
Date: 2002-May
