Homeless stats

1) The number of people recorded as being homeless or sleeping rough in Brighton and Hove in each of the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
2011 – 37,
2012 - 43
2013 – 50
2014 – 41
This figure is taken from the official rough sleeper count which is only one method of collecting data. The city has also undertaken an estimate. In 2014 the rough sleeper estimate recorded 132 people and 90 were recorded in 2013. More information about the methodology used for the estimate and the count can be found on the website of Homeless Link. The city also collects data from services such as the rough sleepers team, see below.

2) The number of people admitted into Brighton and Hove Council run 'assisted housing', by which I mean the next step on the progression from sleeping rough, through the hostel/recovery centres, to 'assisted housing' and finally to independent means housing, again for each of the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
Those admitted into hostel accommodation and move on supported accommodation 2010/11 471, 2011/12 415, 2012/13 424, 2013/14 380, these figures do not include substance misuse treatment services

3) The number of people, if such information is available to you, recorded as sleeping rough by the Brighton Rough Sleepers Street Team (under their 'local connection' method) for the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

2010/11 588 people with 208 recorded as having a local connection
2011/12 732 people 265 Local connection
2012/13 1163 people 438 Local Connection
2013/14 1066 people 367 Local connection

4)The number of abandoned or disused buildings in Brighton and Hove that have been abandoned or out of use for over a year and the reasons why they have remained unrenovated - including monetary figures, in the cases where it is applicable, if financial considerations are one of the reasons.

We have an active and successful empty property strategy which deals with returning privately owned empty residential property to use. An average of 170 properties each year are returned to use as beneficial homes through this team, which also deals with commercial empty property queries as needed. The empty property team works with the owners of empty property in the first instance but can escalate their involvement up to enforcement action where appropriate. Most empty property in the city is privately owned.
Information on the numbers of empty buildings can only ever be a snapshot of any given day – as properties become occupied and others become empty each day. Council tax codes are used to assess the status of properties and many residential properties are empty because they are in probate or the owner is in care. The number of empty residential properties with a long-term empty code without an agreed exemption (e.g. probate / owner in care as outlined above ), and listed as having been empty for more than a year at 28/02/2015 was 161 properties. With regard to commercial properties – a report complied on 04/03/2015 lists 444 parties listed as eligible to pay Business Rates in approximately 380 buildings empty for over one year (please note this ranges from beach huts to larger buildings, and includes office suites within a larger building where the rest of the building may be occupied). We do not record information regarding why properties are un-renovated.