Committee: SOCIAL
SERVICES, HOUSING AND BENEFITS SELECT COMMITTEE
Date: 6
NOVEMBER 2002
Title: HOMELESSNESS MONITORING AND
NOMINATION STATISTICS
REPORT OF THE ACTING STRATEGIC DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND HOUSING
1. SUMMARY
This
report gives members the opportunity to receive Homeless Monitoring and
Nomination Statistics for scrutiny purposes.
2. BACKGROUND
At the meeting held on
2 October 2002, consideration was given to the end of August (month 5) homeless
statistics. It was resolved at that
meeting that these statistics should be provided on a monthly basis. The end of September (month 6) statistics
are attached (Appendix 1) for members
information.
In
addition, monthly Homeless Nomination Statistics are now being produced, and those
for September are attached (Appendix 2). To explain the figures: for example, the top row for Medina Housing
Association shows that of the 2 bed properties, 5 out of 5 (100%) went to
homeless families, of the 1 bed, 2 of 7 of the properties went to homeless
families, while none of the warden assisted flats went to homeless families.
It should
be stressed that nomination statistics that give just one month’s activity is
inevitably only a small sample. These
statistics will not therefore begin to show a true picture of nominations until
several months’ figures have accumulated.
Contact: Chris Binnie 823061
or
Martyn Stanley 823041
J DOYLE
Acting
Strategic Director of
Social
Services and Housing