Homelessness temporary accommodation

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To Whom It May Concern,

I am writing to you requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act (2000), regarding the topic of homelessness in your area. The information that I require is as follows:

• What was the number of people in temporary accommodation organised by the council in each of the years from 2010-2018?
• How many of those in temporary accommodation were children in each of the years from 2010 to 2018?
• How many of those in temporary accommodation were children in each of the years from 2010-2018?
• What was the average length of time a family spent in temporary accommodation in each of the years from 2010-2018?
• How many people were placed in B&B accommodation in each of the years from 2010-2018?
• How many people were given temporary accommodation outside of the council area in each of the years from 2010-2018?
• How many children were given temporary accommodation outside the council area in each of the years from 2010-2018?
• What is the average cost per night paid by the council for temporary accommodation in each of the years from 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 Officer, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Sir/Madam,

Thank you for your request for information (FOI 5300896 ) submitted under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which has been given the above mentioned reference number. Please quote this on any correspondence regarding your request.

Stockport Council will respond to your request within 20 working days from the date of receipt. If there will be a charge for disbursements e.g. photocopying in order to provide the information, we will inform you as soon as possible to see if you wish to proceed; however such charges are usually waived if they amount to less than £10.

Yours sincerely,

Paul Metcalf
Information Governance Officer
I: Stockport Council | 1st Floor South Stopford House | Stockport | SK1 3XE
: 0161 474 4299
0161 474 3315
: [email address]
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FOI Officer, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Ms Thomas,

 

I am writing in response to your request for information (ref FOI
5300896).

 

The relevant Council Service(s) has searched for the requested information
and our response is as follows/attached/enclosed.

                                  

•What was the number of people in temporary accommodation organised by the
council in each of the years from 2010-2018?

10/11 - 322

11/12 - 378

12/13 - 379

13/14 - 338

14/15 - 349

15/16 - 361

16/17 - 372

17/18 - 352

18/19 – 588 (Includes additional ‘ A Bed Every Night placements’

•How many of those in temporary accommodation were children in each of the
years from 2010 to 2018?

10/11 - 157

11/12 - 90

12/13 - 89

13/14 - 65

14/15 - 62

15/16 - 73

16/17 - 84

17/18 - 83

18/19 - 92

•How many of those in temporary accommodation were children in each of the
years from 2010-2018?

Duplicate

•What was the average length of time a family spent in temporary
accommodation in each of the years from 2010-2018?

10/11 – 72 days

11/12 – 69 days

12/13 – 63 days

13/14 – 82 days

14/15 – 73 days

15/16 – 69 days

16/17 – 77 days

17/18 – 82 days

18/19 – 68 days

•How many people were placed in B&B accommodation in each of the years
from 2010-2018?

0

•How many people were given temporary accommodation outside of the council
area in each of the years from 2010-2018?

0

•How many children were given temporary accommodation outside the council
area in each of the years from 2010-2018?

0

•What is the average cost per night paid by the council for temporary
accommodation in each of the years from 2010-2018?

Nightly accommodation not used.  Local authority stock utilised which is
covered by housing benefit.

If you are unhappy with the way we have handled your request for
information, you are entitled to ask for an internal review; however you
must do so within 40 working days of the date of this response. Any
internal review will be carried out by a senior member of staff who was
not involved with your original request. To ask for an internal review,
contact [1][email address] in the first instance.

                          

If you are unhappy with the outcome of any internal review, you are
entitled to complain to the Information Commissioner. To do so, contact:

 

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

 

[2]www.ico.org.uk

 

0303 123 1113

 

 

Kindest Regards,

Zach White

CSS Officer, Information Governance

+: Stockport Council | 1^st Floor South Stopford House | Stockport | SK1
3XE

( : 0161 474 3350

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FYI – My final day with SMBC will be the 9^th October 2019, after this
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