Housing Investigation

A database of homelessness assessments and decisions made by local authorities in England since the introduction of the Homelessness Reduction Act (HRA).

HRA duty assesments (1 April 2018 - 31 March 2019) - Data Fields

The unique identifier given to the local authority by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)

The name of the local authority

The number of household assessments made by the local authority

The number of households where there is a duty owed

The percentage of households where there was a duty owed out of all assessments - for local authorities with at least 100 household assessments made

The number of households where there is prevention duty owed by the local authority

The number of households where there is a relief duty owed by the local authority

The number of households where a duty ended

The number of households prevented or relived by the local authority

The percentage of households prevented or relived - for local authorities where at least 100 duties ended

The number of households where a prevention duty ended

The number of households prevented from homelessness by the local authority

The percentage of households prevented from becoming homelessness - for local authorities with at least 100 prevention duties ended

The number of households where a relief duty ended

The number of households relieved from homelessness by the local authority

The percentage of households relieved from homelessness - for local authorities with at least 100 relief duties ended

Additional information specific to this local authority

The blue column headers mark columns that include figures that were calculcated by The Bureau rather than directly published by MHCLG

Green cells indicate that the local authority was at least 10 percentage points above the median percentage value in that column

Red cells indicate that the local authority was at least 10 percentage points below the median percentage value in that column

Orange cells indicate that the figure is not directly comparable to all the other figures from the same local authority, as the authority did not submit this data for the same number of quarters

Indicates that the local authority didn't submit data in any of the four quarters. If a "0" is shown, the local authority submitted a figure of 0 in each quarter it submitted the data for

Where we couldn't make a calculation because some data was missing, a "-" is shown instead

We didn't calculcate percentage where the base value for the percentage was below 100, so a "-" is shown instead

As the figures combine data for four quarters, the same household might be represented more than once in the figures

The original data published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government can be found here.

Priority need assesments (1 April 2018 - 31 March 2019) - Data Fields

The unique identifier given to the local authority by the ONS

The name of the local authority

The total number of eligible households for which a homelessness main duty decision was made by the authority

The total number of eligible households that were considered "not homeless" by the authority and therefore not owed a main duty

The total number of eligible households considered "homeless" but not in priority need by the authority and therefore not owed a main duty

The total number of eligible households considered homeless and in priority need but "intentionally homeless" by the authority and therefore not owed a main duty

The total number of eligible households considered either not homeless, not in priority need or intentionally homeless by the authority and therefore not owed a main duty

The total number of eligible households considered homeless, in priority need and unintentionally homeless by the authority and therefore owed a main duty

Out of the total number of eligible households for which a homeless decision was made by the authority, the percentage that were considered not homeless by the authority and therefore not owed a main duty

Out of the total number of eligible households for which a homeless decision was made by the authority, the percentage that were considered homeless but not in priority need by the authority and therefore not owed a main duty

Intentionally homeless percentage

Out of the total number of eligible households for which a homeless decision was made by the authority, the percentage that were considered homeless and in priority need but intentionally homeless by the authority and therefore not owed a main duty

Out of the total number of eligible households for which a homeless decision was made by the authority, the percentage that were considered either not homeless, not in priority need or intentionally homeless by the authority and therefore not owed a main duty

Out of the total number of eligible households for which a homeless decision was made by the authority, the percentage that were considered homeless, in priority need and unintentionally homeless by the authority and therefore owed a main duty

Most common decision outcome

The most common decision outcome: (1) not homeless, (2) homeless but not in priority need, (3) homeless and in priority need but intentionally homeless or (4) homeless, in priority need and unintentionally homeless ("Main duty owed")

Additional information about when data was missing from specific quarters

The original data published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government can be found here.

Temporary accomodation (1 April 2018 - 31 March 2019)

The unique identifier given to the local authority by the ONS

The name of the local authority

The total number of households in temporary accommodation on 30 June 2018

The total number of households in temporary accommodation on 30 September 2018

The total number of households in temporary accommodation on 31 December 2018

The total number of households in temporary accommodation on 31 March 2019

Indicates that the local authority either didn't submit data to MHCLG for that quarter or that MHCLG considered the data to be erroneous

The original data published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government can be found here.

New burdens funding (2017 - 2020) - Data Fields

The name of the local authority

The region of England the local authority is located in

The amount of funding allocated to the authority by MHCLG to implement the Homelessness Reduction Act in 2017/18

The amount of funding allocated to the authority by MHCLG to implement the Homelessness Reduction Act in 2018/19

The amount of funding allocated to the authority by MHCLG to implement the Homelessness Reduction Act in 2019/20

The amount of funding allocated to the authority by MHCLG to implement the Homelessness Reduction Act in total between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2020

The original table (pdf) published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government can be found here along with guidance about new burdens funding.

Housing Stock (snapshot data on 1 April 2018)

The unique identifier given to the local authority by the ONS

The name of the local authority

For districts and metropolitan districts, the county in which the local authority is located

The type of local authority (Disctrict, London Borough, Metropolitan District, Unitary)

The number of dwellings owned by local authorities - including other local authorities

The number of dwellings owned by registered providers of social housing

The number of dwellings owned by other public sector entities

The total number of dwellings owned by local authorities, registered providers of social housing and other public sector entities

An estimate of the total number of dwellings owned by private entities

An estimate of the total number of dwellings

The percentage of dwellings owned by local authorities

The percentage of dwellings owned by the public sector

The original data published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government can be found here (Table 100).

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This dataset was put together by the Bureau Local. Please credit the Bureau of Investigative Journalism when reporting on it.