Homeless applications and internal review statistics

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Dear Dudley Council, could you please provide information in full, or if not in part, for the following.

In this freedom of information request reference is made to third party representation. This refers to individuals who had submissions made on their behalf by a solicitors or housing advice service which is not funded by a local authority.

1) How many homeless applications were made in the financial year ending in April 2017?

2) How many homeless decisions were notified in the financial year ending in April 2017?

3) How many of the decisions referred to in Q2 were subject to a review request under s.202 of the Housing Act 1996?

4) How many of the review requests referred to in Q3 later had submissions made by a third party representative on their behalf?

5) How many of the reviews requests referred to in Q2 received a ‘minded to’ letter under Regulation 8(2) of the Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Review Procedures) Regulations 1999?

6) How many of the applicants referred to in Q5 who received a ‘minded to’ letter had previously had a review request made on their behalf by a third party?

7) How many of the reviews requested in the financial year ending in April 2017 under s.202 of the Housing Act 1996 led to the original decision being changed following an internal review?

8) How many of the applicants who received the altered decisions referred to in Q7 had third party representation?

Yours faithfully,

Louis Dowd

Dudley Triggers, Dudley Council

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Description : Homeless applications and internal review statistics

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Our ref:   RFI 17037 Direct Line: 01384 815607 Date: 11/04/2018

 
 
 
Mr Louis Dowd
MySociety Ltd
483 Green Lanes
London
N13 4BS
 
 
 
11/04/2018
 
Dear Mr Dowd,
 
Freedom Of Information Act 2000 - Information Request 17037
 
Your request for information received on 17/03/2018 has now been
considered and the information requested is enclosed.
 
Your request and our response.
 
In this freedom of information request reference is made to third party
representation. This refers to individuals who had submissions made on
their behalf by a solicitors or housing advice service which is not funded
by a local authority.
 
1)      How many homeless applications were made in the financial year
ending in April 2017?
 
2566 applications recorded
 
2)      How many homeless decisions were notified in the financial year
ending in April 2017?
 
2538 within that time frame.
 
3)      How many of the decisions referred to in Q2 were subject to a
review request under s.202 of the Housing Act 1996?
 
17.
 
4)      How many of the review requests referred to in Q3 later had
submissions made by a third party representative on their behalf?
 
3
 
5)      How many of the reviews requests referred to in Q2 received a
‘minded to’ letter under Regulation 8(2) of the Allocation of Housing and
Homelessness (Review Procedures) Regulations 1999?
 
5
 
6)      How many of the applicants referred to in Q5 who received a
‘minded to’ letter had previously had a review request made on their
behalf by a third party?
 
1
 
7)      How many of the reviews requested in the financial year ending in
April 2017 under s.202 of the Housing Act 1996 led to the original
decision being changed following an internal review?
 
3
 
8)      How many of the applicants who received the altered decisions
referred to in Q7 had third party representation?
 
2
 
 
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(Information Governance Officer – Dudley MBC)
 
 
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