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    • FOI request (FOIR-408567750)

      Homelessness prevention grant

      Requested Wed 16 March 2022
      Responded Tue 19 April 2022

      1. How much of the money allocated to the council through the Homelessness Prevention Grant in 2021/22 has been spent as of March 1 2022? Please break down in table format how much of the funding was: A) From the £310million grant and B) From the £65m additional funding grant?

      2. What has the money allocated to the council through the Homelessness Prevention Grant in 2021/22 been spent on? Please break down in table format 

      3. How much of the Homelessness Prevention Grant allocated to the council in 2021/22 has been used to help:  a) Households in rent arrears?  b) Households at risk of eviction for other reasons?

      4. How many households has the council helped through the Homelessness Prevention Grant in 2021/22?

      5. How many households have approached the council for support under the Homelessness Reduction Act between April 1 2021 and March 1 2022? Please state in table format how many households were owed a a) prevention duty b) a relief duty 

       


      Response

      Q1 A) £988,313 B) £207,227

      Q2 - Please see attached document

      Q3 - Hastings Borough Council are unable to answer this question as we do not hold information in the required format in order get the information required for the breakdown. However, we can provide the following information:

      Number of households presenting due to having rent arrears is available on .gov.uk website at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness . please look at the Detailed local authority-level tables (for number of household presenting with rent arrears, please look at Table Nos. A2P and A2R)

      Number of loans given to households for 'Landlord incentives to access the private rented sector (rent in advance and deposits); clearing rent arrears (private and social rented housing)': Total of 60 loans given (total £60,055.76), of which: (a) Households in rent arrears = £4,969.06 (b) Households at risk of eviction for other reasons = £23,181.80

      Q4. See Q3 above.

      Q5. Number of households 'Assessed' between 1 April 2021 and 1 March 2022 as owed: (a) Prevention duty = 412 (b) Relief duty = 584

      Attachments

      • FOIR-408567750_FOIR-408567750_1-Homelessness_Prevention_Grant_2021_22_v2.docx
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