Households presenting as homeless between 2022 and 2023 that claim Universal Credit
Dear FOI Team,
I write to request information on the number of households claiming Universal Credit and/or housing benefit who presented to you as homeless between May 2022 and June 2023.
As part of this request, I would like this information to be broken down into the following:
(i) The total number of households claiming Universal Credit presenting as homeless since May 2022, broken down into leasehold property, private rented and social housing;
(i) The total number of households claiming housing benefit – part of the legacy welfare system – presenting as homeless since May 2022, broken down into leasehold property, private rented and social housing (if relevant).
If the cost of breaking down property types exceeds the figure set out in Section 12 of the FOI Act, then please provide a total amount of households presenting while claiming Universal Credit.
If possible, please present the information in Excel format.
Yours faithfully,
Oliver Murphy
Dear Mr Murphy,
FOI request: FOI-207
Thank you for your request dated 01/08/2023
Your request will be answered by 29/08/2023
If you have any queries about this request, please contact me, quoting the
reference number above.
Yours sincerely,
David White
Head of Information, Safety and Community Services
Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central
Royal Borough of Greenwich
* 3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ
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From: Oliver Murphy <[FOI #1010423 email]>
Sent: 01 August 2023 11:38
To: foi <[Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Households presenting as
homeless between 2022 and 2023 that claim Universal Credit
Dear FOI Team,
I write to request information on the number of households claiming
Universal Credit and/or housing benefit who presented to you as homeless
between May 2022 and June 2023.
As part of this request, I would like this information to be broken down
into the following:
(i) The total number of households claiming Universal Credit presenting as
homeless since May 2022, broken down into leasehold property, private
rented and social housing;
(i) The total number of households claiming housing benefit – part of the
legacy welfare system – presenting as homeless since May 2022, broken down
into leasehold property, private rented and social housing (if relevant).
If the cost of breaking down property types exceeds the figure set out in
Section 12 of the FOI Act, then please provide a total amount of
households presenting while claiming Universal Credit.
If possible, please present the information in Excel format.
Yours faithfully,
Oliver Murphy
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Dear Mr Murphy,
FOI request: FOI-207
Thank you for your request dated 01/08/2023
Our response is as follows:
I write to request information on the number of households claiming
Universal Credit and/or housing benefit who presented to you as homeless
between May 2022 and June 2023.
As part of this request, I would like this information to be broken down
into the following:
(i) The total number of households claiming Universal Credit presenting as
homeless since May 2022, broken down into leasehold property, private
rented and social housing;
1978 households in receipt of Universal Credit approached the Council’s
Housing Inclusion Service for homelessness advice or assistance between
1/5/22 and 31/5/23. We are unable to provide the further breakdown
requested as we cannot report in this way.
(i) The total number of households claiming housing benefit – part of the
legacy welfare system – presenting as homeless since May 2022, broken down
into leasehold property, private rented and social housing (if relevant).
We are unable to provide the information requested as it is not held in a
reportable format.
If you have any queries about this correspondence, please contact me,
quoting the reference number above.
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Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
SK9 5AF.
Yours sincerely,
David White
Head of Information, Safety and Community Services
Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central
Royal Borough of Greenwich
* 3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ
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From: foi <[Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2023 1:13 PM
To: Oliver Murphy <[FOI #1010423 email]>
Cc: foi <[Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Subject: FOI-207: Freedom of Information request - Households presenting
as homeless between 2022 and 2023 that claim Universal Credit
Dear Mr Murphy,
FOI request: FOI-207
Thank you for your request dated 01/08/2023
Your request will be answered by 29/08/2023
If you have any queries about this request, please contact me, quoting the
reference number above.
Yours sincerely,
David White
Head of Information, Safety and Community Services
Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central
Royal Borough of Greenwich
* 3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ
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From: Oliver Murphy <[3][FOI #1010423 email]>
Sent: 01 August 2023 11:38
To: foi <[4][Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Households presenting as
homeless between 2022 and 2023 that claim Universal Credit
Dear FOI Team,
I write to request information on the number of households claiming
Universal Credit and/or housing benefit who presented to you as homeless
between May 2022 and June 2023.
As part of this request, I would like this information to be broken down
into the following:
(i) The total number of households claiming Universal Credit presenting as
homeless since May 2022, broken down into leasehold property, private
rented and social housing;
(i) The total number of households claiming housing benefit – part of the
legacy welfare system – presenting as homeless since May 2022, broken down
into leasehold property, private rented and social housing (if relevant).
If the cost of breaking down property types exceeds the figure set out in
Section 12 of the FOI Act, then please provide a total amount of
households presenting while claiming Universal Credit.
If possible, please present the information in Excel format.
Yours faithfully,
Oliver Murphy
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