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

Adur & Worthing Councils,

Hi

We have recently received a request for information and allocated it the
reference FOI/1931825/2019. Please quote this in any correspondance in
relation to this matter. 

For your information, this is what you requested:

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.

You should expect to hear from us within 20 working days.

If we are are not able to provide the information, we will tell you why. 

Yours Sincerely,
Adur and Worthing Councils

Adur & Worthing Councils,

Dear Emily Thomas

Thank you for your request made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
 
Please find below the Council's response to your request

Request
• 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?

Response
We do not hold a record of some of the information you have requested.
Data is recorded on a spreadsheet that is a live document. A spreadsheet
is available to view from the secure link below which contains data as of
the 31st March 2011 - 31 March 2018 inclusive. Please note the figures
provided relate the date it was calculated but is not an annual
accumulative total figure.

We do not hold a record of of how many adults were accommodated; the
overall figure is number of 'households' rather than total number of
people.
We Do not hold a record of how many children were accommodated outside of
the borough at that time, the spreadsheet provides the number of
'households'.
We do not hold a record of the average time households spend in temporary
accommodation.

The cost per night paid by the council is only available for 2017 - 2018;
there is no historic data prior to this. For Adur, the average cost is
£48.82 per night and for Worthing the average cost is £48.32 per night.

We hope the information provided assists you.

If you are not satisfied with the response to your request for information
you have the right to an internal review. Details can be found at:
 [1]www.adur-worthing.gov.uk/about-the-councils/legal/foi/#complaints

You can download files related to the response using this link:
[2]Download response files.

Yours sincerely

Jan Jonker
Head of Customer Contact and Engagement | Adur & Worthing Councils  
Email: [3][Adur District Council request email] | Website:
[4]www.adur-worthing.gov.uk/about-the-councils/legal/foi/

 

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