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Void/empty properties and homeless figures

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Dear FOI Officer,
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. In order to assist you with this request, I am outlining my query as specifically as possible.

1.A - How many vacant council homes, including void properties do you currently have to date? (6th April 2024).

1.B - How many of these properties have been vacant for longer than 3 months?

1.C - How many of these properties have been vacant for longer than 6 months?

1.D - How many of these properties have been vacant for longer than 1 year?

2.A How many people do you currently have to date on your current council housing waiting list? (6th March 2024)

2.B How many homeless families and or individuals have you received from London boroughs (out of area rehousing) in the last 5 years (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

- Additionally how many homeless families and or individuals have you received from London boroughs (out of area rehousing) since the beginning of 2024 (Jan 2024, Feb, 2024, March, 2024)

2.C How many people that declared themselves homeless to your council in the last year, were not deemed a priority need and therefore were not accepted onto your council housing waiting list?

I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this request. I look forward to your response within 20 working days, as outlined by the statute.

Yours faithfully,

Kwajo Tweneboa

Request For Information, Bedford Borough Council

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Request For Information, Bedford Borough Council

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Dear Kwajo Tweneboa,

 

Request pursuant to Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Request No.
RFI-01135

 

I refer to your recent enquiry for information held by the Council and I
apologise for the delay in sending this information.

 

Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the authority must
state whether or not the information exists and I confirm that we do hold
the information requested.

 

Please find the information you requested below.  

 

Request:

 

1.A - How many vacant council homes, including void properties do you
currently have to date? (6th April 2024).

1.B - How many of these properties have been vacant for longer than 3
months?

1.C - How many of these properties have been vacant for longer than 6
months?

1.D - How many of these properties have been vacant for longer than 1
year?

 

Response Q1 A-D: Bedford Borough Council transferred its housing stock to
BPHA (formerly Bedfordshire Pilgrims Housing Association) in 1990, you
will need to contact them directly for any information. Bedfordshire
Pilgrims Housing Association (BPHA) can be contacted at
[1]info@[email address]

 

2.A How many people do you currently have to date on your current council
housing waiting list? (6th March 2024)

 

Response: 2209

 

2.B How many homeless families and or individuals have you received from
London boroughs (out of area rehousing) in the last 5 years (2019, 2020,
2021, 2022, 2023)

 

Response:

2019 0
2020 1
2021 1
2022 3
2023 1

 

- Additionally how many homeless families and or individuals have you
received from London boroughs (out of area rehousing) since the beginning
of 2024 (Jan 2024, Feb, 2024, March, 2024)

 

Response: 0

 

2.C How many people that declared themselves homeless to your council in
the last year, were not deemed a priority need and therefore were not
accepted onto your council housing waiting list?

 

Response: Section 12 of the FOI Act 2000 makes provision for the Council
to refuse requests for information where the cost of dealing with them
would exceed the appropriate limit of 18 hours.  This represents the
estimated time and cost of one person spending 18 hours in determining
whether the Council holds the information, locating, retrieving and
extracting the information.

Each decision made would need to be manually reviewed individually. We
estimate that it will take us in excess of 18 hours to determine
appropriate material and locate, retrieve and extract the information in
reference to your request. Therefore, your request will not be processed
further.  

 

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Yours sincerely

 

Maria Scapini

Customer Feedback Officer

Customer Services & Customer Feedback

Bedford Borough Council, Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AP

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