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Dear Ealing Borough Council,

1. Over the past twelve months, how many people have made a homeless application at Ealing Borough Council?
2. Over the past twelve months how many people have been provided with interim accommodation pursuant to s.188 (1) of the Housing Act 1996?
3. Over the past twelve months, how many people have been provided with interim accommodation pursuant to s.189 (b) of the Housing Act 1996?
4. Over the past twelve months, how many homeless applicants have had their personal property protected by the local authority?
5. Please state the average length of time that the homeless applicant’s personal property is stored by the local authority?
6. Please provide details of the average cost of storing a homeless applicant’s personal property?
7. Under what circumstances do the local authority protect the personal property of homeless applicants?
8. As part of the homeless application process does the local authority expressly ask the homeless applicant, whether they need their personal property protected?
9. If not, please state the reasons why not?
10. Please provide copies of the local authorities’ policies regarding homeless applications?
11. Please provide a copy of the local authorities policy regarding protecting the personal property of homeless applicants?
12. Please disclose a copy of the council's homeless procedures manual or policy document followed by housing solutions officer at its homeless service centres/ homeless persons offices?
13. Please detail over the past three years, the number of complaints that have been made by homeless applicants because of the Council’s failure to protect their personal property?

Yours faithfully,

Jonathan Boyle

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From: Jonathan Boyle <[FOI #610491 email]>
Sent: 10 October 2019 09:27
To: foirequests <[Ealing Borough Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Homeless Applicants

 

Dear Ealing Borough Council,

1. Over the past twelve months, how many people have made a homeless
application at Ealing Borough Council?
2. Over the past twelve months how many people have been provided with
interim accommodation pursuant to s.188 (1) of the Housing Act 1996?
3. Over the past twelve months, how many people have been provided with
interim accommodation pursuant to s.189 (b) of the Housing Act 1996?
4. Over the past twelve months, how many homeless applicants have had
their personal property protected by the local authority?
5. Please state the average length of time that the homeless applicant’s
personal property is stored by the local authority?
6. Please provide details of the average cost of storing a homeless
applicant’s personal property?
7. Under what circumstances do the local authority protect the personal
property of homeless applicants?
8. As part of the homeless application process does the local authority
expressly ask the homeless applicant, whether they need their personal
property protected?
9. If not, please state the reasons why not?
10. Please provide copies of the local authorities’ policies regarding
homeless applications?
11. Please provide a copy of the local authorities policy regarding
protecting the personal property of homeless applicants?
12. Please disclose a copy of the council's homeless procedures manual or
policy document followed by housing solutions officer at its homeless
service centres/ homeless persons offices?
13. Please detail over the past three years, the number of complaints that
have been made by homeless applicants because of the Council’s failure to
protect their personal property?

Yours faithfully,

Jonathan Boyle

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