1. Do you currently use emergency housing that has been converted from offices or other commercial uses in the last 5 years?
Yes.

If Yes:

a) How many families with children are currently living in converted buildings: One.
b) How many families with children in these building are sharing communal cooking facilities: None.
c) How many families with children in these buildings are sharing communal bathrooms: None.

2. How many households with children are currently registered for bidding for a council home?
We do not operate a bidding system but we 843 households with children registered on our Housing Register.

3. For households with children which have been allocated permanent housing with three bedrooms or more since 23 March 2020, what was the average time they spent on the housing waiting list?
We are unable to provide an average time, as our banding system is based upon different bands, effective dates and areas of choice, there are 21 areas of choice and each individual applicant can choose how many areas of choice they wish to be considered for; we do not have 1 central list which we can extract an average wait time from.

4. What is the number of households with children you currently have waiting for a decision on their homelessness application?
12.

5. Since 23 March 2020, how many households with children in temporary accommodation have waited for a decision on homelessness beyond 56 days?
3.

6. For those households with children who are currently living in temporary housing, what is the average time they have spent in temporary housing so far?
44 weeks.

7. For those households with children who are currently living in emergency housing, what is the average time they have spent in emergency housing so far?
10 weeks.

8. How many households with children are currently living in emergency housing?
14.

9. From 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021, how many households with children made homelessness applications to the council?
100.

10. From 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020, how many households with children made homelessness applications to the council?
139.