Housing Statistics 2008 is the ninth edition of this publication, the annual compendium of statistics covering all aspects of housing in England produced by the Department for Communities and Local Government. Basic or physical data includes dwelling stocks and vacant dwellings, as well as housing flow data such as house building, demolitions, and conversions. The wide range of related social data includes homelessness, housing renewals and disabled facilities grants, social housing sales and rents, and household projections and characteristics. Related economic and financial information covers housing market data such as house prices, mortgages, household income, rent and mortgage payment, and expenditure on housing.