FOI request (FOI228694)

Homelessness amongst 18-24 year olds

Requested Wed 13 December 2017
Responded Wed 13 December 2017

Under the Freedom of Information Act can I ask for the following information from your authority on homelessness amongst 18-24 year olds.

I possible, please could you provide information using the template spreadsheet attached.

I would like to request the information in questions 1-3 for the last two years, broken down into quarters:

• 1^st October – 31^st December 2015
• 1^st January – 31^st March 2016
• 1^st April – 30^th June 2016
• 1^st July – 30^th September 2016
• 1^st October – 31^st December 2016
• 1^st January – 31^st March 2017
• 1^st April – 30^th June 2017
• 1^st July – 30^th September 2017

Within your local authority, how many 18-24 year olds:

1. Presented themselves as homeless, or at risk of homelessness

2. Were subsequently assessed under the Housing Act 1996

3. Were subsequently accepted as statutorily homeless and owed a duty

Response

(1 & 2) 1st October – 31st December 2015
•1st October – 31st December 2015 = 59
•1st January – 31st March 2016 = 60
•1st April – 30th June 2016 = 63
•1st July – 30th September 2016 = 76
•1st October – 31st December 2016 = 95
•1st January – 31st March 2017 = 72
•1st April – 30th June 2017 = 63
•1st July – 30th September 2017 = 77

(3)
•1st October – 31st December 2015 = 9
•1st January – 31st March 2016 = 21
•1st April – 30th June 2016 = 13
•1st July – 30th September 2016 = 11
•1st October – 31st December 2016 = 10
•1st January – 31st March 2017 = 9
•1st April – 30th June 2017 = 11
•1st July – 30th September 2017 = 4