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Dear Mr Murphy 

Freedom of Information - Right of Access Request 

I write to acknowledge your recent application to East Riding of Yorkshire
Council for access to information under the above Act, the details of
which are set out below. 

Request: 

I write to request information on the number of lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender (LGBT) individuals who made a homeless application as
legally homeless and/or being threatened with homelessness between
January 2018 and April 2022. 

As part of this request, I would like the information to be broken down
into the following: 

(i) The number of individuals making a homeless application while
'legally homeless' since 2018, broken down into sexual orientation
(including transgender), per month, per year and grand total; 

(ii) The number of individuals making a homeless application 'threatened
with homelessness' since 2018, broken down into sexual orientation
(including transgender), per month, per year and grand total; 

(iii) The number of individuals supported into accommodation
(temporary/emergency) since 2018, broken down into sexual orientation
(including transgender), per month, per year and grand total; 

(iv) The number of individuals owed a prevention and/or relief duty
since 2018, broken down into sexual orientation (including transgender),
per month, per year and grand total; 

(v) The number of individuals to date, still waiting to be supported
into accommodation, broken down by sexual orientation (including
transgender). 

(*Individuals defined as anyone between the ages of 16-80 years-old). 

You have a right to have the existence of the information requested either
confirmed or denied unless the Council claims an Absolute Exemption. 
Officers are currently establishing whether the information requested is
held and I will write to you with the council’s response by 6 June 2022
which is 20 working days following receipt of your request. 

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Subject: Freedom of Information request - Number of LGBT individuals
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Dear FOI Team,

I write to request information on the number of lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender (LGBT) individuals who made a homeless application as legally
homeless and/or being threatened with homelessness between January 2018
and April 2022.

As part of this request, I would like the information to be broken down
into the following:

(i) The number of individuals making a homeless application while 'legally
homeless' since 2018, broken down into sexual orientation (including
transgender), per month, per year and grand total;

(ii) The number of individuals making a homeless application 'threatened
with homelessness' since 2018, broken down into sexual orientation
(including transgender), per month, per year and grand total;

(iii) The number of individuals supported into accommodation
(temporary/emergency) since 2018, broken down into sexual orientation
(including transgender), per month, per year and grand total;

(iv) The number of individuals owed a prevention and/or relief duty since
2018, broken down into sexual orientation (including transgender), per
month, per year and grand total;

(v) The number of individuals to date, still waiting to be supported into
accommodation, broken down by sexual orientation (including transgender).

(*Individuals defined as anyone between the ages of 16-80 years-old).

Yours faithfully,

Oliver Murphy

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Dear Mr Murphy

Further to your request for access to information, please see the attached
response.

Kind regards

Joanne Bateson
Senior Information Governance and Feedback Officer
(01482) 391512

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