Response A1345093

Response to request for information

Reference

A1345093

Response date

16 April 2021

Request

Homelessness

1. The number of households who were initially assessed for eligibility for homelessness support each month in January, February and March 2021 (regardless of the outcome of that assessment)

2. The number of households in question 1 who were assessed as owed the prevention duty, each month in January, February and March 2021

3. The number of households in question 1 who were assessed as owed the relief duty as the outcome of their initial assessment (i.e not at the end of their prevention duty), each month in January, February and March 2021

4. The number of households who were assessed as owed the main housing duty between January and March 2021 inclusive (NB this will include households whose initial assessment was prior to January 2021; question 4 is not limited to those households covered in the question 1 response)

5. The number of households who were owed the relief duty, between January and March 2021 inclusive, at the end of their prevention duty (Note: this will include households whose initial assessment was prior to January 2021; accordingly, question 5 is not limited to those households covered in the question 1 response)

No Recourse to Public Funds

19. Please state how many applications for homelessness support since 1 April 2020 have been rejected due to the applicant being ineligible for public funds under No Recourse to Public Funds rules - this is an overall figure, not a monthly one

If the information for any question - particularly question 19 - cannot be sourced within the section 12 cost limit, please mark that question 'information not held' and respond to the rest of the request.

Where the council was formed in April 2021, please provide figures for the predecessor council(s).

Please provide the requested information in the Excel spreadsheet provided.

Response

Homelessness

1. The number of households who were initially assessed for eligibility for homelessness support each month in January, February and March 2021 (regardless of the outcome of that assessment)

January = 39
February = 69
March = 55

2. The number of households in question 1 who were assessed as owed the prevention duty, each month in January, February and March 2021

January = 6
February = 17
March = 14

3. The number of households in question 1 who were assessed as owed the relief duty as the outcome of their initial assessment (i.e. not at the end of their prevention duty), each month in January, February and March 2021

January = 3
February = 12
March = 11

4. The number of households who were assessed as owed the main housing duty between January and March 2021 inclusive (Note: this will include households whose initial assessment was prior to January 2021; question 4 is not limited to those households covered in the question 1 response)

5. The number of households who were owed the relief duty, between January and March 2021 inclusive, at the end of their prevention duty (NB this will include households whose initial assessment was prior to January 2021; accordingly, question 5 is not limited to those households covered in the question 1 response)

No Recourse to Public Funds

FOI Responses Housing 2021