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, Stoke on Trent City Council

Dear Ms Thomas

 

Your request for information ref. SOT82743

 

Thank you for your request for information about temporary accommodation. 
Your request was received by the Information Rights Team on 20 September
2019.  This is being dealt with under the terms of the appropriate
Information Rights legislation.

 

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we will let you know, as you will be required to pay this before we deal
with your request.

 

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will check the information you have asked for and send you as much as
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October 2019 in line with the legislation's 20 working day statutory
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Information Rights Team

 

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FOI, Stoke on Trent City Council

Dear Ms Thomas

 

Your request for information ref. SOT82743 about temporary accommodation

 

We have now considered your request and a copy of the information is
attached below.

 

The information supplied may be used for domestic or journalistic
purposes. Its use for commercial gain including issuing to the public,
social media or computer blogs may be subject to the issue of a licence
under the Reuse of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015.

 

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

 

Response:

 

Number of placements made as:

 

Year Total
10 421
11 338
12 302
13 511
14 419
15 345
16 401
17 437
18 723

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Response: Our records do not identify the household make up so we cannot
provide this data.

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

 

Response: As above.

 

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

 

Response: We have provided the average time spent by households placed
because our data does not show household make up:-

 

Year Days
10 14
11 19
12 18
13 14
14 13
15 17
16 16
17 16
18 15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Response:

 

Number of placements into B&B:-

 

Year Total B&B
10 357
11 295
12 271
13 478
14 347
15 268
16 326
17 369
18 661

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Response:

 

Number of placements outside the area as:-

 

Year Total
10 8
11 4
12 1
13 1
14 8
15 8
16 7
17 5
18 15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Response: Our records do not identify the household make up so we cannot
provide this data.

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

 

Response: £45 average per night each year as not seen yearly increases to
the costs.

 

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Yours sincerely

 

Information Rights Team

 

Information Rights

City of Stoke-on-Trent

Floor 2 Civic Centre Glebe Street Stoke-on-Trent ST4 1HH

T: 01782 232853, 01782 233020, 01782 233732, 01782 235965

E: [5][Stoke on Trent City Council request email]

 

 

 

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:

o What was the number of people in temporary accommodation organised by
the council in each of the years from 2010-2018?
o How many of those in temporary accommodation were children in each of
the years from 2010 to 2018?
o How many of those in temporary accommodation were children in each of
the years from 2010-2018?
o What was the average length of time a family spent in temporary
accommodation in each of the years from 2010-2018?
o How many people were placed in B&B accommodation in each of the years
from 2010-2018?
o How many people were given temporary accommodation outside of the
council area in each of the years from 2010-2018?
o How many children were given temporary accommodation outside the council
area in each of the years from 2010-2018?
o 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

 

 

Winner – UK Housing Awards Council of the Year 2019

Being a foster carer is truly life changing. If you have a spare room and
spare time, even as little as one weekend a month, you can make a real
difference to a child’s life.

Fostering for Stoke-on-Trent City Council offers a rewarding career with
comprehensive training and guidance. [6]Click here for more information.

Manage your council tax online and sign up for paperless billing with our
new online account at [7]www.stoke.gov.uk/onlineaccount - and access it
using the MyStoke app, putting fly-tipping, and litter reporting in your
hands at the touch of a button. Available in the [8]App Store and on
[9]Google Play

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References

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1. mailto:[Stoke on Trent City Council request email]
2. http://ico.org.uk/for_the_public
3. https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/
4. http://www.stoke.gov.uk/dataprotection
5. mailto:[Stoke on Trent City Council request email]
6. https://www.stoke.gov.uk/info/20044/fost...
7. http://www.stoke.gov.uk/onlineaccount
8. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/my-stoke...
9. https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai...