FI15459

Request

  1. Current Social Housing Occupancy: The number of people currently placed in social housing.
  2. Temporary Accommodation Usage: Of the individuals referenced in query 1, the number currently residing in temporary accommodation facilities, including but not limited to hotels and hostels.
  3. Local Residency in Social Housing: Of the total number of individuals in social housing (Q1), the number who are native to the area, defined as having been born or raised within the region.
  4. Home Office Placements: The total number of individuals placed under the care of the council by the Home Office or any other governmental body since the beginning of the 2014 calendar year.
  5. Demographic Breakdown: A breakdown of the individuals referenced in query 1, categorized by ethnicity and age range.
  6. Homelessness and Housing Instability: An estimation of the number of individuals within the council area who are currently experiencing homelessness or residing in unsuitable housing conditions.
  7. Waiting List Duration: The current average waiting time for social housing, categorized by eligibility band as defined by the council's allocation policy.
  8. Social Housing Expenditure: A breakdown of the council's current expenditure on social housing, categorized by housing type (houses, flats, HMOs, hostels, hotels) Per year for the last 10 years.
  9. Asylum Seekers in Temporary Accommodation: Of those individuals residing in temporary accommodation (Q2), the number who are currently awaiting the adjudication of an asylum application.
  10. Asylum Seeker Housing Policy: A detailed explanation of the council's current policy for housing individuals whose asylum applications have been granted. This explanation should include:
    • Procedures for transitioning individuals from temporary to more permanent accommodation.
    • The eligibility band assigned to such individuals within the council's housing allocation scheme.
    • The criteria and scoring methodology used to determine the housing band for this specific cohort, including any deviations from the standard operating procedure for housing allocation.

Response

  1. 4,387
  2. 314
  3. The Council does not hold this information.
  4. 26.
  5. The Council does not hold this information.
  6. 992.  This number includes the households who are in temporary accommodation or have indicated they are homeless, as well as applicants who have indicated that they are living in unsuitable housing conditions such as sharing/lacking facilities/overcrowded or that they have a medical condition that is being made worse by their current accommodation.
  7. Band A – 891 days, Band B – 797 days, Band C – 808 days, Band D – 884 days, Band E – N/A
  8. A breakdown is not held but the Council’s Statement of Accounts are on our website at https://www.dover.gov.uk/Corporate-Information/Financial-Information/Budgets--Accounts.aspx.
  9. Zero.
  10. The Council has no procedure for this however the households would be supported with the move from temporary to secure accommodation. Households are treated in the same way as every applicant on the Council’s housing register.