Homelessness MAIN QUESTIONS

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To whom this may concern,

I am seeking information from your local authority under the Freedom of Information Act (2000), regarding the topic of homelessness in your area. My questions are as follows:

• What was the number of people found to be rough sleeping in the area administered by the council in each of the years from 2010 – 2018?
• What was the number of people found to be homeless in the area administered by the council in each of the years from 2010 to 2018?
• How much was spent by the council on schemes aimed at tackling homelessness in each of the years between 2010 and 2018?
• How much was spent by the council on ‘Housing First’ style schemes aimed at tackling homelessness in each of the years between 2010 and 2018?
• How much was spent by the council from Government grants on ‘Housing First’ style schemes aimed at tackling homelessness in each of the years between 2010-2018?

If you can identify any ways that my request could be refined, I would be grateful for any further advice and assistance.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me via email and I will be pleased to clarify what I am asking for and discuss the request.

Thank you very much for your help regarding this topic, I look forward to you reply in the near future.

Yours faithfully,

Emily Thomas

info info, Boston Borough Council

Thank you for your email which has been forwarded to our FOI department.

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, your request will be processed and a response sent to you within 20 working days from receipt of your request. Should we require further clarification regarding your request we will contact you as soon as possible.

In the meantime, please accept this as an acknowledgement of your email.

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FOI, Boston Borough Council

Good morning

 

Thank you for your communication dated the 20^th September 2019 where you
asked for information about rough sleeping.

 

Under Section 1(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 we can
confirm that Boston Borough Council holds some of the information
specified in your request however this information is exempt under Section
21* (Information accessible to applicant by other means).

 

The information you have requested is available via the GOV.UK website,
for ease of reference we have provided the following links:

 

[1]https://www.gov.uk/government/statistica...

[2]https://www.gov.uk/government/collection...

 

•       What was the number of people found to be rough sleeping in the
area administered by the council in each of the years from 2010 – 2018?

Please refer to the above links

•       What was the number of people found to be homeless in the area
administered by the council in each of the years from 2010 to 2018?

                Please refer to the above links

•       How much was spent by the council on schemes aimed at tackling
homelessness in each of the years between 2010 and 2018?

                We do not hold this information

•       How much was spent by the council on ‘Housing First’ style schemes
aimed at tackling homelessness in each of the years between 2010 and 2018?

NIL return for the borough area

•       How much was spent by the council from Government grants on
‘Housing First’ style schemes aimed at tackling homelessness in each of
the years between 2010-2018?

NIL return for the borough area

 

We trust that the information above completes your request in full,
however if we  can be of any further assistance, please contact us.  If
you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of the Council’s
decision, you should contact Michelle Sacks, Monitoring Officer and
Solicitor to the Council on 01205 314292 or by email at
[3][email address]

 

If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or complaint,
you have a right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at:

 

The Information Commissioner's Office,

Wycliffe House,

Water Lane,

Wilmslow,

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

 

Kind Regards

Freedom of Information

 

 

*Information accessible to applicant by other means – Section 21

Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 states that where the
information is reasonably accessible to the applicant by other means, the
right to request the information from a public authority under the Freedom
of Information Act 2000 does not apply.

1)  Information which is reasonably accessible to the applicant otherwise
than under section 1 is exempt information.

(2)  For the purposes of subsection (1)—

(a)  information may be reasonably accessible to the applicant even though
it is accessible only on payment, and

(b)  information is to be taken to be reasonably accessible to the
applicant if it is information which the public authority or any other
person is obliged by   or under any enactment to communicate (otherwise
than by making the information available for inspection) to members of the
public on request, whether free of charge or on payment

 

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FOI, Boston Borough Council

Good morning

 

Thank you for your communication dated the 20^th September 2019 where you
asked for information about rough sleeping.

 

Under Section 1(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 we can
confirm that Boston Borough Council holds some of the information
specified in your request however this information is exempt under Section
21* (Information accessible to applicant by other means).

 

The information you have requested is available via the GOV.UK website,
for ease of reference we have provided the following links:

 

[1]https://www.gov.uk/government/statistica...

[2]https://www.gov.uk/government/collection...

 

•       What was the number of people found to be rough sleeping in the
area administered by the council in each of the years from 2010 – 2018?

Please refer to the above links

•       What was the number of people found to be homeless in the area
administered by the council in each of the years from 2010 to 2018?

                Please refer to the above links

•       How much was spent by the council on schemes aimed at tackling
homelessness in each of the years between 2010 and 2018?

               

2010 16,284
2011 2,848
2012 10,313
2013 18,796
2014 3,317
2015 23,582
2016 9,122
2017 65,423
2018 15,612

 

•       How much was spent by the council on ‘Housing First’ style schemes
aimed at tackling homelessness in each of the years between 2010 and 2018?

NIL return for the borough area

•       How much was spent by the council from Government grants on
‘Housing First’ style schemes aimed at tackling homelessness in each of
the years between 2010-2018?

NIL return for the borough area

 

We trust that the information above completes your request in full,
however if we  can be of any further assistance, please contact us.  If
you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of the Council’s
decision, you should contact Michelle Sacks, Monitoring Officer and
Solicitor to the Council on 01205 314292 or by email at
[3][email address]

 

If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or complaint,
you have a right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at:

 

The Information Commissioner's Office,

Wycliffe House,

Water Lane,

Wilmslow,

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

 

Kind Regards

Freedom of Information

 

 

*Information accessible to applicant by other means – Section 21

Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 states that where the
information is reasonably accessible to the applicant by other means, the
right to request the information from a public authority under the Freedom
of Information Act 2000 does not apply.

1)  Information which is reasonably accessible to the applicant otherwise
than under section 1 is exempt information.

(2)  For the purposes of subsection (1)—

(a)  information may be reasonably accessible to the applicant even though
it is accessible only on payment, and

(b)  information is to be taken to be reasonably accessible to the
applicant if it is information which the public authority or any other
person is obliged by   or under any enactment to communicate (otherwise
than by making the information available for inspection) to members of the
public on request, whether free of charge or on payment

 

[4]Borough skyline

This email may contain sensitive or personal data, please think before
including in any forwarded correspondence.
The information within this email is confidential. It is intended solely
for the addressee and access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised.
Such unauthorised use, disclosure, copying, distribution, any action or
inaction in reliance of it is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful.

If you have received this email in error:

 1. Notify the sender immediately
 2. Do not use or disclose the information in any way
 3. Delete the email from your system

References

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1. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistica...
2. https://www.gov.uk/government/collection...
3. mailto:[email address]