Homeless funding data

Dear Sir/Madam,

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Donna Walton
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Dear Sir / Madam,

Freedom of Information Act 2000

I am writing in respect of your recent enquiry for information held by the
Authority under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Please find herewith the following:

1)The total number of people who were registered as homeless in 2008.

There were 5,431 homeless applications received in 2008 (Calendar Year)

There were 5,430 homeless applications recevied in 2008/09 (Financial
Year)

2) The total amount of funds allocated for any cause related to
homelessness throughout all of the council's departments in 2008.

We receive **701K a year from central government for services to prevent
homelessness

Whilst we have undertaken a thorough search of the information held by
Birmingham City Council, it may be that, due to the size and amount of
information held by Birmingham City Council, some information may have
been inadvertently missed.

If you have any information which may assist us in determining or locating
any missed information, we would be grateful if you would contact us with
details of this information, so that we can conduct a further search.

If you are not satisfied with the response you may ask for an internal
review. Please contact the corporate team at the address below:

Corporate Information Governance Team
1st Floor, 1 Lancaster Circus
Birmingham
B4 7AB
or
[email address]

If subsequently you are not satisfied with the Council***s decision you
may apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints
procedure provided by the Council. The Information Commissioner can be
contacted at the following address:

The Information Commissioner
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Telephone: 01625 545745
Web Address: www.ico.gov.uk

Yours faithfully

Donna Walton
Information Governance Manager

Re use of Public Sector Information
The information provided is subject to Birmingham City Council copyright,
however, it may be re-used for personal, educational or non-commercial
purposes without further reference to the City Council. If the re-use is
for other purposes, such as commercial re-use, you should notify the City
Council in writing to seek approval or agree terms for re-use. Where
Birmingham City Council does not hold the copyright, it has indicated the
copyright holder. Permission for re-use should be sought from them
directly.

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