FOI request (FOIR-692212514)

Duty to refer

Requested Mon 03 March 2025
Responded Thu 06 March 2025

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information.

Could you please provide:

1. The total number of patients referred to you as per the 'duty to refer' by all the NHS hospitals, trusts and foundation in your area of jurisdiction between 1 January 2024 and January 2025 because they were at risk of or experiencing homelessness.

2. The total number of patients with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) referred to you as per the 'duty to refer' by all the NHS hospitals, trusts and foundation in your area of jurisdiction between 1 January 2024 and January 2025 because they were at risk of or experiencing homelessness.

3. The total number of people, who were provided accommodation after being referred to you as per the 'duty to refer' by all the NHS hospitals, trusts and foundation in your area of jurisdiction between 1 January 2024 and January 2025 because they were at risk of or experiencing homelessness. Please provide the number with breakdown by the duration of stay, like number of days, weeks or months, if possible.

4. The total number of people with no recourse to public funds (NRPF), who were provided accommodation after being referred to you as per the 'duty to refer' by all the NHS hospitals, trusts and foundation in your area of jurisdiction between 1 January 2024 and January 2025 under the Care Act 2014. Please provide the number with breakdown by the duration of stay, like number of days, weeks or months, if possible.

Response

1. 14

2. 0

3. 9 households placed in temporary accommodation, of which number of days in temporary accommodation were 10, 25, 44, 85, 105, 145, 157, 398, 399<

4. Information not held. This is dealt with by East Sussex County Council Adult Social Services, please visit their website for further information:

https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk