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Daniel A. Jenyo

Dear Hackney Borough Council,

1. How many sheltered housing and extra care units are there in the borough?
2. How many sheltered housing and extra care blocks of flats are there in the borough?
3. Of these available units (referring to question 1), what are the [current] void rates?
4. Of the current blocks of flats (referring to question 2), how many of the blocks are [currently] void/vacant?
5. How many units are ‘fit for purpose’ (referring to question 1)? i.e. meet the needs of the group they purport to serve

Yours faithfully,

Daniel A. Jenyo

hackney@infreemation.co.uk,

Dear Daniel A. Jenyo

We acknowledge receipt of your email to Hackney:

Freedom of Information request - Sheltered Housing and Extra Care fit for
purpose

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Yours sincerely,
Hackney Council

hackney@infreemation.co.uk,

Dear Daniel A. Jenyo

 

Clarification of Information

 

Following receipt of your enquiry for information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000, we require further information in order to fully
process your request.

You requested the following:

Of these available units (referring to question 1), what are the [current]
void rates? 

 

In order to provide the information requested, please can you clarify
'What is meant by rates' e.g. is it the cost to the Borough, or is it the
number void over a set period?

 

Please note that your request is on hold and that the 20 working days
starts on receipt of clarification of your initial enquiry. If we do not
hear from you  by 9 August 2019, we will determine that you no longer
require the information and close this on our system.

 

Thanking you in advance for your assistance in this matter.

 

Yours sincerely 

Information Management Team

Daniel A. Jenyo

Dear [email address],

Thanks for your response.

By rates I mean number of voids over a set period (or at present).

Yours sincerely,

Daniel A. Jenyo

hackney@infreemation.co.uk,

Dear Daniel A. Jenyo

 

Thank you for your request of 18th June 2019.

 

You asked the following:

1. How many sheltered housing and extra care units are there in the
borough? 
2. How many sheltered housing and extra care blocks of flats are there in
the borough? 
3. Of these available units (referring to question 1), what are the
[current] void rates? 
4. Of the current blocks of flats (referring to question 2), how many of
the blocks are [currently] void/vacant? 
5. How many units are ‘fit for purpose’ (referring to question 1)? i.e.
meet the needs of the group they purport to serve

You also provided the following clarification about the meaning of the
term “void rates” used in question 3:

By rates I mean number of voids over a set period (or at present).

Below are the responses to your questions:

1. There are 16 sheltered housing and extra care units in the borough:

* 14 in-house sheltered housing and extra care units
* 2 commissioned sheltered housing and extra care units

There are other private provisions in the borough. Information about these
is available to the public on the internet 

 

2. There are 388 flats across these 16 units. This is comprised of:

* 43 one and two bedroom flats
* 39 flats designed especially for older people or those living with
dementia
* 13 flats specifically for people with care needs
* 227 24 hour care flats
* 50 non-24 hour care flats

 

3. The current void rates for each unit are shown below:

+---------------------------------------------+
|Unit |Number of vacancies|
|---------------------------------------------|
|24 hour care units |
|---------------------------------------------|
|Albion Road - N16 | 2 |
|-------------------------+-------------------|
|Leander Court - E9 7AY | 3 |
|-------------------------+-------------------|
|Liz McKeon House - N1 5LW| 1 |
|-------------------------+-------------------|
|Penn Street - N1 5DL | 3 |
|-------------------------+-------------------|
|Rose Court - E8 3XL | 5 |
|-------------------------+-------------------|
|Southwold Road - E5 9PS | 6 |
|-------------------------+-------------------|
|Ashley Court - N16 8BN | 3 |
|-------------------------+-------------------|
|Century Court - E5 9FF | 3 |
|-------------------------+-------------------|
|Overbury House - E5 0BH | 2 |
|-------------------------+-------------------|
|Peppie Close - N16 0AG | 5 |
|---------------------------------------------|
| Non-24 hour care units |
|---------------------------------------------|
|Appleton Court - E8 1LP | 0 |
|-------------------------+-------------------|
|Benabo Court - E8 2JL | 1 |
|-------------------------+-------------------|
|Morrel Court - E2 8QS | 2 |
|-------------------------+-------------------|
|Newnton Close - N4 2RQ | 1 |
|---------------------------------------------|
| Other units |
|---------------------------------------------|
|Interim Care - LEANDER | 1 |
|-------------------------+-------------------|
|Place of Safety Flat | 1 |
|---------------------------------------------|
| Commissioned units |
|---------------------------------------------|
|Limetree | 0 |
|-------------------------+-------------------|
|St Peters | 0 |
|-------------------------+-------------------|
|Total | 39 |
+---------------------------------------------+

 

4. None are fully void

5. 100%

If you are dissatisfied with this response and wish to appeal, please
write to the Information Management Team by
email [1][email address] and this will be dealt with
through our Internal Review procedure

If you are still not satisfied following the Internal Review, you have a
right to appeal to the Information Commissioner.

[2]https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/ema...

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

0303 123 1113

Kind regards

Information Management
ICT Services
London Borough of Hackney 

[3]www.hackney.gov.uk

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