Use of properties for temporary accommodation in Essex

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Dear Croydon Borough Council,
Please specify the number and type of properties you have used separately in the following boroughs for a) temporary accommodation for homelessness and b) preventative homelessness by financial year in 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018 April to December.

i) Basildon
ii) Braintree
iii) Brentwood
iv) Castle Point
v) Chelmsford
vi) Colchester
vii) Epping Forest
viii) Harlow
ix) Maldon
x) Rochford
xi) Tendring
xii) Uttlesford

Please provide the information by property type, tenure and size as follows (or as close to this as possible depending on how you record the information):

a) Paid nightly (B and B) room with shared facilities
b) Paid nightly hostel (room with shared facilities)
c) room self contained (studio)
d) 1 bed room self contained
e) 2 bed room self contained
f) 3 bed room self contained
g) 4 or more bed room self contained
For each property the tenure type – direct with private landlord, leased by council from private landlord, housing association, own stock, leased through a council scheme with private landlords, leased through a housing association (or registered provider) scheme with private landlord, other (please specify).

Please also provide the post code area (first part of the postcode only is fine) for each of these properties and the number of a) single people housed there in each financial year and b) number of couples without children c) number households with children (along with number of children) for each of these post code areas (or by property used).

Yours faithfully,

Z Bloomfield

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