Homelessness, Domestic Abuse and Temporary Accommodation

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, Lichfield City Council should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

Dear Lichfield District Council,

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

I am requesting information about homelessness, domestic abuse and temporary
accommodation.

Specifically, I would like to know, for 2018 (from April 3rd) and 2019, broken down by
year:

1. How many households with children who were owed a duty under Part 7 of the
Housing Act 1996, as amended by the Homelessness Reduction Act, and with
domestic abuse as the main reason for their homelessness were placed by
you in:

- B&B accommodation (total number)
- (other) Hotel accommodation (total number)
- Refuge Accommodation (total number)
- Hostels (total number)
- Houses in Multiple Occupation (total number)

2. How many households with a single female applicant and who were owed a
duty under Part 7 of the Housing Act 1996, as amended by the Homelessness
Reduction Act, and with domestic abuse as the main reason for their
homelessness were placed by you in:

- B&B accommodation (total number)
- (other) Hotel accommodation (total number)
- Refuge Accommodation (total number)
- Hostels (total number)
- Houses in Multiple Occupation (total number)

If you are unable to give the breakdown of numbers for the separate categories in questions 1 and 2, please advise me of the reasons for this, and supply me instead with the total number of cases in questions 1 and 2 that entered any form of temporary accommodation during the specified time periods.

If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you could contact me as I understand that under the Act you are required to advise and assist requesters. If any of this information is already in the public domain, please can you direct me to it, with page references and URLs if necessary.

I understand that you are required to respond to my request within the 20 working days after you receive this letter. I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this request.

Yours faithfully,

Thea Raisbeck