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

FOI Team, Derbyshire Dales District Council

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FOI Team, Derbyshire Dales District Council

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 received on 20/09/2019, which has been passed to the
relevant section.

We aim to respond to all requests in a timely and prompt way and the
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or before 18/10/2019.

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FOI Team, Derbyshire Dales District Council

Dear Emily Thomas

Thank you for your recent request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. The answer to your question is 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?

DDDC undertake a count in line with Government Guidance, each of the
annual “Rough Sleeper in England” counts can be found searching under
“rough sleeper count” on the gov.uk website.

 

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?

 

2010/11 – 142

2011/12 - 130

2012/13 - 150

2013/14 - 164

2014/15 - 173

2015/16 - 115

2016 /17 - 128

2017 /18 - 123

 

 

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

(please note expenditure is broken down by financial year)

2010/11 - £120k

2011/12 - £120k

2012/13 - £120k

2013/14 - £120k

2014/15 - £120k

2015/16 - £120k

2016 /17 - £118k

2017 /18 - £167k

 

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?

 

There are no “Housing First” schemes in the Derbyshire Dales.

 

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?

 

NA

 

 

This response has been provided by Karen Henriksen (Resources), Rob
Cogings (Housing),

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be
submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your
original letter and should be addressed to: Sandra Lamb, Head of Corporate
Services, Town Hall, Matlock Derbyshire DE4 3NN.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information
Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF.
 
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Yours sincerely
Caroline Leatherday

Freedom of Information Officer
Derbyshire Dales District Council
Town Hall | Matlock | Derbyshire, DE4 3NN
tel (01629) 761100 | fax (01629) 761148

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