General

1. Do you accept a duty to provide assistance to someone who is threatened with/experiencing homelessness as a result of homophobia/transphobia?
We accept a duty to provide assistance under current homelessness legislation; therefore if an applicant presented as threatened with homelessness with 56 days or already homeless, we would assess the applicant regardless of the reasons for their homelessness and provide advice and assistance and make a decision about what homelessness duty we owe the applicant.

a) Do you keep records of the number of young people (up to age 25) in your housing area considered to be in priority need due to becoming homeless for this reason?
No; we currently only record reasons for homelessness which are required to be reported back to Government under H – CLIC (Homeless Case Level Information Collection).

b) Can you provide detailed breakdowns for these individuals? That is, number who fell into this category, and the numbers for whom you provided housing assistance when they were threatened with/experiencing homelessness due to homophobia or transphobia in their home?
Not available, see above.

c) Breakdowns would be helpful if you have them, including how many you rehoused for this reason (full Housing Duty), and other outcomes (such as providing advice or information, or help with deposit) in the last 12, 24 and 36 months?
Not available, see above.

2. Where you have re-housed young people, do you record the proportion of individuals so housed who have been re-housed locally? If so, what is it for the last 12, 24, 36 months?
2020/21: 28 young people 25 and under re-housed in the borough.
2019/20 (Please note data only available from July 2019): 27 young people 25 and under re-housed in the borough.

3. Do you record the numbers of young people in your housing area who have sought to be rehoused for this reason and who you have rejected? Again, if available, numbers for the last 12, 24 and 36 months, as well as actual outcomes?
Not available, see above.

4. Do you maintain any specific guidelines in respect of how to identify and deal with young people who fall into this category? What are they?
No.

5. Have you worked with any LGBT groups in developing these guidelines? Which ones?
Not available, see above.

Social Services

6. Do you keep records of the number of young people in your housing area who have sought to be rehoused due to homophobia or transphobia in their home? How many individuals have you dealt with for this reason in the last 12, 24 and 36 months?
No, Children Services does not keep/record this data.

7. How have these cases been resolved: again, figures for the last 12, 24 and 36 months?
Not available, see above.

8. Do you maintain any specific guidelines in respect of dealing with young people who fall into this category? What are they?
No specific guidance; although the Equality Act 2010 would be considered when dealing with young people who fall into this category.

9. Have you worked with any LGBT groups in developing these guidelines? Which ones?
No.