Dear Ms Barnes,

Thank you for your request asking for information that we hold as follows, please see our response below in blue:

Please provide the following information for the financial years 2021/22, 2022/23, and 2023/24 (if available):

 

  1. Homelessness Applications

 

  • The total number of homelessness applications received
  • The number of applications where the local authority:
  • Accepted a duty under Section 189B (relief duty).
  • Accepted a duty under Section 195 (prevention duty).
  • Accepted a main housing duty under Section 193.

 

  Prevention duty accepted Relief duty accepted Main duty accepted Total number of applications
2021/22 893 1261 307 3577
2022/23 1114 1662 510 4337
2023/24 1485 2299 803 5748

 

 

 

  1. Timeliness and Decision-Making

 

  • The average and median time taken to issue a decision on homelessness applications
  • The number of cases where the decision exceeded the 56-day timeframe
  • The number of reviews requested under Section 202 and the average time taken to complete them.

 

                             

  Avg time (days) Median time (days) Number of cases exceeding 56 days Number of reviews requested Avg time to complete reviews (days)
2021/22 129 61 1868 244 102
2022/23 162 85 2592 204 81
2023/24 154 106 3635 307 174

 

 

  1. Temporary Accommodation

 

  • The number of households placed in temporary accommodation, broken down by:
  • Household type (e.g. single adult, family with children).
  • Type of accommodation used (e.g. B&B, nightly paid, self-contained).
  • Length of stay in temporary accommodation

 

  Singles in TA Families with children in TA Families without children in TA TA shared facilities TA self-contained Avg length of stay (days) Families in b&b over 6 weeks
2021/22 681 1059 304 91 1953 1563 1
2022/23 761 1060 309 171 1959 1521 4
2023/24 844 1182 294 175 2145 1346 15

 

 

  • The number of households placed in B&B accommodation for longer than 6 weeks, and the reasons why.

 

An increase in TA placements as a result of an increase in demand from residents who are homeless and other housing pressures in the area.

 

 

  1. Out-of-Borough Placements

 

  • The number of households placed in temporary accommodation outside of the local authority area
  • The average distance from the original place of residence We do not hold this data.
  • The number of placements involving children and/or vulnerable adults.

 

  Households outside Barnet Households with children
2021/22 702 427
2022/23 819 470
2023/24 1127 641

 

 

  1. Compliance and Monitoring

 

  • Details of any internal or external audits or reviews carried out regarding homelessness decision-making and/or temporary accommodation provision during this period

 

An internal audit of temporary accommodation placement took place in 2024, a copy of the report is attached.

 

  • Any recorded breaches or non-compliance with statutory timeframes, and the corrective actions taken –

 

No breaches or non-compliance have been recorded.

 

Your Rights

If you are unhappy with the way your request for information has been handled, you can request a review by emailing Talk2Us@barnethomes.org and marking it as an appeal for the attention of the Data Controller. There is no charge for making an appeal.

After this, if you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or complaint, you have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner:

Kind regards,

Carly Williamson

Complaints and Information Manager