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, Sheffield City Council

Dear Emily Thomas,
 
Thank you for your recent request for information relating to homelessness
temporary accommodation which we received on 20/09/19.
 
This has been logged as a Freedom of Information Request, and will be
dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act.  The reference number for
your request can be found above.
 
The Freedom of Information Act states that we must respond to you within
20 working days, therefore, you should expect to hear a response from us
by 18/10/19.
 
In the meantime, if you have any queries please, contact us at the email
address below.
 
Thank you.
 
Yours sincerely,
 
Sheffield City Council
PO Box 1283
Sheffield, S1 1UJ
Email: [1][Sheffield City Council request email]
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From: Emily Thomas [[2]mailto:[FOI #605336 email]]
Sent: 20 September 2019 09:24
To: FOI
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Homelessness temporary
accommodation
 
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
 
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FOI, Sheffield City Council

Dear Emily Thomas,
 
Thank you for your request for information relating to Homelessness
temporary accommodation which we received on 20/09/2019.
 
Before we can continue to process your Freedom of Information Request, we
would like to clarify what information you require.
 
Please can you clarify whether “What was the number of people in temporary
accommodation organised by the council in each of the years from
2010-2018? ” refers to the number of people placed in TA each year, or the
number of people who spent some time in TA over the course of the year?
 
The Freedom of Information Act states that we must respond to a Freedom of
Information request within 20 working days, however, the 20 working days
do not include any time spent clarifying a request.  Therefore, once we
have received your clarification, we can continue processing your request
within this time frame.
 
You can provide your clarification by writing to the address above,
emailing [1][Sheffield City Council request email] or by telephoning 0114 2734567 and asking
for the Information and Knowledge Management Team.
 
We look forward to hearing from you.
 
Sheffield City Council
PO Box 1283
Sheffield, S1 1UJ
Email: [2][Sheffield City Council request email]
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From: Emily Thomas [[3]mailto:[FOI #605336 email]]
Sent: 20 September 2019 09:24
To: FOI
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Homelessness temporary
accommodation
 
 
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
 
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Dear FOI,

Thank you very much for getting in touch regarding this issue. The question “What was the number of people in temporary
accommodation organised by the council in each of the years from 2010-2018? ” refers to the number of people placed in TA each year.

Thank you very much for your help, I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours sincerely,

Emily Thomas

FOI, Sheffield City Council

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Dear Emily Thomas,

 

Thank you for your recent clarification relating to Homelessness 
temporary accommodation which we received on 13/01/2020.

 

We will now continue to deal with this under the Freedom of Information
Act.  The reference number for your request can be found above.

 

Please note your amended due by date is 06/02/2020.

 

In the meantime, if you have any queries please, contact us at the email
address below.

 

Thank you.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Sheffield City Council

PO Box 1283

Sheffield, S1 1UJ

Email: [2][Sheffield City Council request email]

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From: Emily Thomas [mailto:[FOI #605336 email]]
Sent: 11 January 2020 11:38
To: FOI
Subject: Re: Clarification Request – Freedom of Information Request –
Reference – FOI / 930

 

 

Dear FOI,

 

Thank you very much for getting in touch regarding this issue. The
question “What was the number of people in temporary accommodation
organised by the council in each of the years from 2010-2018? ” refers to
the number of people placed in TA each year.

 

Thank you very much for your help, I look forward to hearing from you
soon.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Emily Thomas

 

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FOI, Sheffield City Council

Dear Emily Thomas,
 
Thank you for your recent request for information relating to homelessness
temporary accommodation which we received on 20/09/19.
 
Please find below, Sheffield City Council’s response to your request:
 
•         What was the number of people in temporary accommodation
organised by the council in each of the years from 2010-2018?
 
Number of placements into TA by year:
 

2015 647
2016 475
2017 469
2018 390
2019 394

 
Our system only holds records back to 2015. One household may have more
than one TA placement if they have multiple presentations to our services.
Since the introduction of the Homeless Reduction Act in 2018 we have made
fewer TA placements as households are, on average, staying for longer when
placed.
 
•         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?
 
This information is available in the nationally published statistics,
which can be accessed at the following link:
[1]https://www.gov.uk/government/statistica....
As such, this information is exempt from disclosure under section 21 of
the Freedom of Information Act 2000. We don’t offer accommodation out of
our local authority area.
 
•         What is the average cost per night paid by the council for
temporary accommodation in each of the years from 2010-2018?
 
We do not record average costs paid per night.
 
If you have any queries about this response, please do not hesitate to
contact us.
 
If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your
request, you are entitled to have this reviewed.  You can ask for an
internal review by either writing to the above address or by emailing
[2][Sheffield City Council request email].  Internal review requests should be submitted
within 40 working days from the date of this response.
 
If you remain dissatisfied with the outcome of your internal review, you
can contact the Information Commissioners Office. The Information
Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner's Office,
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, telephone 0303
123 1113, or for further details see their website [3]www.ico.org.uk
 
Kind Regards,
 
Sheffield City Council
PO Box 1283
Sheffield, S1 1UJ
Email: [4][Sheffield City Council request email]
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_____________________________________________
From: Emily Thomas [[5]mailto:[FOI #605336 email]]
Sent: 20 September 2019 09:24
To: FOI
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Homelessness temporary
accommodation
 
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
 
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[6][FOI #605336 email]
 
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be delayed.
 
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manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.
 
 

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