Temporary Accommodation/ Housing FOI request - 8.7.22

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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

Freedom of Information (FOI), Allerdale Borough Council

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

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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

Freedom of Information (FOI), Allerdale Borough Council

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

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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

InformationGovernanceTeam@allerdale.gov.uk, Allerdale Borough Council

Dear Sally Wardle

We acknowledge receipt of your email to Allerdale Borough Council:

Households with children

If you have submitted a request under the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) or the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR), your request
will be considered and you will receive our response within the statutory
timescale of 20 working days.

The reference number for your email is IAR565.

Should you have any further inquiries concerning this matter, please reply
to this email leaving the subject line unchanged.

Yours sincerely,
Allerdale Borough Council

InformationGovernanceTeam@allerdale.gov.uk, 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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Information Commissioner
Helpline: 0303 123 1113
Wycliffe House 01625 545 745
 
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Email:
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Website:
Cheshire SK9 5AF

 

Kind regards,

 

Valerie Gray

 

Information Governance Manager

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