1. The total number of homelessness applicants who approached the council to join the housing register, in 2022/23, 2023/24, and 2024/25.
The Council are applying Section 12 to this request as it would exceed the appropriate limit (18 hours). The Council have two different systems for Homelessness case management and Allocations/ Housing register.

We would have to cross reference every homelessness application made during these times frames (22/23 391 applications, 23/24 588 applications and 24/25 539 applications. Total of 1,518 applications) with NEC to see if a Housing Register application was then received, to then record band and whether they were fleeing domestic abuse.

This would take on average 5 mins per check (for all three questions this covered) so would equate to 7,590 minutes which is approx. 127 hours. If we were to do this for a single year it would take just over 30 hours to complete.

2. The total number of homelessness approaches involving the applicant fleeing domestic abuse, in 2022/23, 2023/24, and 2024/25.
• 2022/23: 95
• 2023/24: 119
• 2024/25: 139

3. The number of homelessness applicants (for any reason) on the social housing register who were placed in each of your housing allocation bands (eg. Band A, Band B, Band C, etc), in 2022/23, 2023/24, and 2024/25. Please also include the number who were not accepted onto the housing register.
The Council are applying Section 12 to this request as it would exceed the appropriate limit (18 hours). The Council have two different systems for Homelessness case management and Allocations/ Housing register.

We would have to cross reference every homelessness application made during these times frames (22/23 391 applications, 23/24 588 applications and 24/25 539 applications. Total of 1,518 applications) with NEC to see if a Housing Register application was then received, to then record band and whether they were fleeing domestic abuse.

This would take on average 5 mins per check (for all three questions this covered) so would equate to 7,590 minutes which is approx. 127 hours. If we were to do this for a single year it would take just over 30 hours to complete.

4. The number of homelessness applicants on the social housing register, who are fleeing domestic abuse, who were placed in each of your housing allocation bands (eg. Band A, Band B, Band C, etc), in 2022/23, 2023/24, and 2024/25. Please also include the number who were not accepted onto the housing register.

The Council are applying Section 12 to this request as it would exceed the appropriate limit (18 hours). The Council have two different systems for Homelessness case management and Allocations/ Housing register.

We would have to cross reference every homelessness application made during these times frames (22/23 391 applications, 23/24 588 applications and 24/25 539 applications. Total of 1,518 applications) with NEC to see if a Housing Register application was then received, to then record band and whether they were fleeing domestic abuse.

This would take on average 5 mins per check (for all three questions this covered) so would equate to 7,590 minutes which is approx. 127 hours. If we were to do this for a single year it would take just over 30 hours to complete.