Local Authority Housing Collected through the Government return on No gaps as the P1E Statistics (LAHS) - annual Housing Options and housing related reports Quarterly. This is Housing Strategy performance such as, reported nationally and housing waiting lists, contains statistical data on number of empty all homeless cases. properties, right to buy sales, new affordable housing, decent homes etc. No gaps but does allow Collected annually which the council to compare includes the Business with other similar Las Plan and Right to Buy across the country. Return. Take up and usage data Collected as part of the Housing Needs Team Homelessness No gaps identified P1E returns figures and figures applications are rising. provided by partner However the use of organisations. prevention measures is helping to keep homeless figures low. Monitors the council’s Internal source data CBL and Welfare Reforms housing stock for example collected from Housing quarterly monitoring. number of lets and let to Services, Revenues, , which groups, waiting list Economic Development for housing need, homelessness, housing benefit cases. It also monitors referrals to the Working Communities Project as a result of Welfare Reforms.
Local Authority Housing Statistics (LAHS) - annual Collected through the Housing Options and Housing Strategy Collected annually which includes the Business Plan and Right to Buy Return. Government return on housing related performance such as, housing waiting lists, number of empty properties, right to buy sales, new affordable housing, decent homes etc. No gaps as the P1E reports Quarterly. This is reported nationally and contains statistical data on all homeless cases. No gaps but does allow the council to compare with other similar Las across the country. Take up and usage data Collected as part of the P1E returns CBL and Welfare Reforms quarterly monitoring. Housing Needs Team figures and figures provided by partner organisations. Internal source data collected from Housing Services, Revenues, , Economic Development Homelessness applications are rising. However the use of prevention measures is helping to keep homeless figures low. Monitors the council’s housing stock for example number of lets and let to which groups, waiting list for housing need, homelessness, housing benefit cases. It also monitors referrals to the Working Communities Project as a result of Welfare Reforms. No gaps identified
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