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FOI request (FOIR-603633235)
Void/empty properties and homeless figures
Requested Mon 08 April 2024
Responded Mon 05 August 2024I 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?
Response
Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding.
The Council did a Large Scale Voluntary Transfer (LSVT) of its housing stock in 1996 and subsequently only has a relatively small portfolio of homes which are used as temporary and move-on accommodation.
These homes are not considered 'council homes'.
1.A - How many vacant council homes, including void properties do you currently have to date? (6th April 2024).
Answer: 26 We collate data on vacant/void properties for the annual Local Authority Housing Statistics in periods of 0-6 weeks, 6 weeks to 6 months and over 6 months. 0-6 weeks: 7, 6 weeks to 6 months: 12, Over 6 months: 7
1.B - How many of these properties have been vacant for longer than 3 months?
Answer: Please see above
1.C - How many of these properties have been vacant for longer than 6 months?
Answer: Please see above
1.D - How many of these properties have been vacant for longer than 1 year?
Answer: Please see above
Q2a = Number of households on housing register as at 06 March 2024 = 1595
Q2b - Information not held, we are unable to report on this in this format as we do not record 'London boroughs' in our IT system.
Q2c - This information is published on the .gov.uk website at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness
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