Request for review - suitability of accommodation

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Dear Homes for Haringey,

1. Please provide a copy of your policy for assessing suitability of temporary accommodation(including private sector leased and managed or owned by the council) provided to homeless applicants in particular:1. for those applicant who have dependent children.

2. Please provide copies of any policies relating to the assessment of suitability of temporary accommodation(including private sector leased/ including council owned/managed) before a decision is made on the homelessness application and also, after a positive decision has been made in respect of the homelessness application.

3. Please provide average waiting times for time spent in temporary accommodation by band according to the allocations policy1. applicants who do not have dependent children; 2. applicants who do not have dependent children but are disabled/have a medical need to move; and 3. applicants who have dependent children.

4. Please provide details including the name, contact and agreement of any external company, individual advisor, business or subcontractor you use to support the review and decusion making for reviews of the suitability of temporary accommodation.

Yours faithfully,

Jackie Thomas

ComplaintsHFH, Homes for Haringey

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Dear Ms Thomas,

 

Freedom of Information Request: Reference LBH/7179518

 

I acknowledge your request for information received on 09 March 2018.

 

This information request will be dealt with in accordance with the Freedom
of Information Act 2000 and we will send the response by 10 April 2018.

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Ajda Ovat I Feedback Officer

 

Homes for Haringey

Broadwater Farm Community Centre I London I N17 6HE

Tel: 0208 489 5611 (option 8)

E: [1][email address]

E: [2][email address]

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Bennett Anthea, Homes for Haringey

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Dear Ms Thomas,

 

LBH/7179518 - Freedom of Information Act Request

 

Thank you for your email dated 8^th March 2018, requesting the following
information:

 

1. Please provide a copy of your policy for assessing suitability of
temporary accommodation(including private sector leased and managed or
owned by the council) provided to homeless applicants in particular:1. for
those applicant who have dependent children.

 

Please see attached Temporary Accommodations Placements Policy.

 

2. Please provide copies of any policies relating to the assessment of
suitability of temporary accommodation(including private sector leased/
including council owned/managed) before a decision is made on the
homelessness application and also, after a positive decision has been made
in respect of the homelessness application.

 

Please see attached Standards Private Sector Leased Policy.

 

3. Please provide average waiting times for time spent in temporary
accommodation by band according to the allocations policy.

 

The figures are as of today. For the disability/medical need question I
have included households with at least one household member having a
disability or having a critical/serious/moderate medical need, on their
corresponding waiting list application.

 

1. applicants who do not have dependent children

 

No. Avg of
Band of TIME_IN_TA
CRN
(in years)
A 5 3.74
B 278 3.40
C 3 0.10
No
corresponding 38 1.00
waiting list
application
Grand Total 324 3.09

 

2. applicants who do not have dependent children but are disabled/have a
medical need to move

 

No. Avg of
Band of TIME_IN_TA
CRN
(in years)
A 3 5.90
B 29 3.80
No
corresponding 2 0.43
waiting list
application
Grand Total 34 3.79

 

3. applicants who have dependent children

 

No. Avg of
Band of TIME_IN_TA
CRN
(in years)
A 9 5.41
B 2516 2.80
C 4 0.76
X 9 2.29
No
corresponding 92 1.44
waiting list
application
Grand Total 2630 2.75

 

 

4.  Please provide details including the name, contact and agreement of
any external company, individual advisor, business or subcontractor you
use to support the review and decision making for reviews of the
suitability of temporary accommodation.

 

Minos Perdios – Email: [1][email address]

 

If you are unhappy with how we have dealt with your request and wish to
make a complaint, please contact the Feedback and Information Governance
Team as below. (Please note you should do this within two months of
receiving this response.)   

 

Feedback and Information Governance Team

5^th floor,

Alex House,

10 Station Road,

N22 7TR

Email: [2][email address]

Phone: 0208 489 1988

 

You may also complain to the Information Commissioner's office, which may
be able to help you.  However they would normally expect the local
authority to have undertaken a complaint investigation or Internal Review
of the request before they will accept the referral. 

 

You can contact the Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Phone help line:    0845 6306060, or 01625 545745

Fax:  01625 545510

Website:     [3]www.ico.gov.uk

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Anthea Bennett    

Lettings Manager

Housing Demand     

 

 

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