Temporary Accommodation/ Housing FOI request - 8.7.22
Dear Allerdale Borough Council,
I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act.
Q1. Of the households living with children in temporary accommodation at the end of December 2021 (the last quarterly data publicly available), how many were placed in accommodation outside of your local authority area?
Q2. Of the households living with children in temporary accommodation in each of the following financial years, how many were placed in accommodation outside of your local authority area?
a. 2017/2018
b. 2018/2019
c. 2019/2020
d. 2020/2021
e. 2021/2022
Q3. For the households with children who left a placement in B&B/ hotel accommodation during each of the following financial years, what was the average time spent in B&B/hotel accommodation?
a. 2017/2018
b. 2018/2019
c. 2019/2020
d. 2020/2021
e. 2021/2022
Yours faithfully,
Sally Wardle
Dear Sir/Madam
Please refer your request to county.
Valerie Gray | Information Governance & Data Protection Officer
Allerdale Borough Council, Allerdale House, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 3YJ
E: [email address] | W: www.allerdale.gov.uk
Dear Valerie,
As my request relates to housing and temporary accommodation, my understanding is that this information is held by the borough council.
Please could you confirm that is definitely not the case?
Yours sincerely,
Sally Wardle
Dear Ms Wardle
Please can reply with the original request.
Valerie Gray | Information Governance & Data Protection Officer
Allerdale Borough Council, Allerdale House, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 3YJ
E: [email address] | W: www.allerdale.gov.uk
Dear Valerie,
Yes of course - please see below.
Dear Allerdale Borough Council,
I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act.
Q1. Of the households living with children in temporary accommodation at the end of December 2021 (the last quarterly data publicly available), how many were placed in accommodation outside of your local authority area?
Q2. Of the households living with children in temporary accommodation in each of the following financial years, how many were placed in accommodation outside of your local authority area?
a. 2017/2018
b. 2018/2019
c. 2019/2020
d. 2020/2021
e. 2021/2022
Q3. For the households with children who left a placement in B&B/ hotel accommodation during each of the following financial years, what was the average time spent in B&B/hotel accommodation?
a. 2017/2018
b. 2018/2019
c. 2019/2020
d. 2020/2021
e. 2021/2022
Yours faithfully,
Sally Wardle
Dear Sally Wardle
We acknowledge receipt of your email to Allerdale Borough Council:
Households with children
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(FOIA) or the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR), your request
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Yours sincerely,
Allerdale Borough Council
Allerdale Borough Council
Allerdale House
Workington
CA14 3YJ
Telephone: 01900 326333
Dear Sir/Madam
Request 565
Q1. Of the households living with children in temporary accommodation at
the end of December 2021 (the last quarterly data publicly available), how
many were placed in accommodation outside of your local authority area?
None
Q2. Of the households living with children in temporary accommodation in
each of the following financial years, how many were placed in
accommodation outside of your local authority area?
a. 2017/2018 - stats not available - new system started in 2018 at start
of homeless reduction act
b. 2018/2019 - none
c. 2019/2020 - none
d. 2020/2021 - none
e. 2021/2022 - none
Q3. For the households with children who left a placement in B&B/ hotel
accommodation during each of the following financial years, what was the
average time spent in B&B/hotel accommodation?
a. 2017/2018 - stats not available - new system started in 2018 at start
of homeless reduction act
b. 2018/2019 - 3 days
c. 2019/2020 - 4.6 days
d. 2020/2021 - 3 days
e. 2021/2022 - 8 days
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Kind regards,
Valerie Gray
Information Governance Manager
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