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30th December 2024

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136 Request(s) found

Temporary Accommodation

Request ID
21549
Date Received
Date Resolved

1. Please outline what temporary accommodation schemes your Council runs? For example, nightly paid, leasing, etc. Please attach any materials about these schemes.

Winter 2026 Energy Exposure

Request ID
21543
Date Received
Date Resolved

We are writing to request information under the FOI Act 2000 and the EIR 2004.

SEND EHC Needs Assessment Decision Making

Request ID
21533
Date Received
Date Resolved

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding the decision-making process used by the local authority when determining whether to carry out an Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment under the Children and Families Act 2014 and the SEND Code of

Housing benefits

Request ID
21532
Date Received
Date Resolved

1. The number of Housing Benefit claims for exempt accommodation made between 1st January 2020 and 31st December 2025, broken down by year.
01.01.2020 to 31.12.2020 = 62
01.01.2021 to 31.12.2021 = 49
01.01.2022 to 31.12.2022 = 45
01.01.2023 to 31.12.2023 = 65

Temporary accommodation

Request ID
21531
Date Received
Date Resolved

1. How many households living in temporary accommodation in December 2025 were ineligible/disqualified to bid for permanent housing because of rent arrears?

2. How many households identified in question 1 include at least one child under the age of 18 years old?

1. How many households living in temporary accommodation in December 2025 were ineligible/disqualified to bid for permanent housing because of rent arrears? 0

2. How many households identified in question 1 include at least one child under the age of 18 years old? N/A

Fund Disbursement Requirements

Request ID
21544
Date Received
Date Resolved

1. Who do you currently use as your card or banking provider to facilitate fund disbursement use cases?
WBC have two contracts with banking companies – Prepaid Financial Services/EML & All Pay

Unauthorized textile recycling banks

Request ID
21542
Date Received
Date Resolved

We write to request information regarding this council’s position and policy on the operation of unauthorized textile recycling banks. Please provide answers to the following questions:

Care Act 2014 needs assessments

Request ID
21541
Date Received
Date Resolved

1. Number of Care Act 2014 needs assessments undertaken for adults with a learning disability in the previous 12 months.
184 completed for people in a Learning Disability service user group and / or by the LD Team.

Preventative pest control measures and compliance

Request ID
21540
Date Received

I am writing to request information about preventative pest control measures and compliance oversight at sites for which the Council has responsibility. Please provide the following information:

Language Services Provision

Request ID
21539
Date Received
Date Resolved

1. Do you have an active language service (Interpreting) contract? What is the value of this contract?
Wokingham Borough Council have a contract with DAL’s the total estimated contract value is £200,000.

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