Use of temporary accommodation

In the event that the Council does not hold some of the information as at 30 September 2018, please could the Council provide that data as close to 30 September 2018 as possible and state for which date the data is provided.

1. At the end of September 2018, did you accommodate homeless households in leased temporary accommodation commonly known as 'PSL TA' (private sector leased temporary accommodation)?
The Council does not use any accommodation as PSL. At present we do not have a PSL scheme and are currently exploring possibilities of setting this type of scheme up in the future.

2. At the end of September 2018, did you have homeless households accommodated in leased temporary accommodation commonly known as PSL TA?
The Council does not use any accommodation as PSL. At present we do not have a PSL scheme and are currently exploring possibilities of setting this type of scheme up in the future.

3. If yes how many families with children were being accommodated in leased PSL TA? (Exclude any single people unless they were pregnant, and exclude couples without children)
Not applicable.

4. How many PSL TA units were leased within your Council’s area and how many were leased outside of your Council’s area?
a) In your Council’s area:
b) Outside of your Council’s area:
Not applicable.

5. For your PSL TA scheme at the end of September 2018 please complete the table below setting out the number of leased units you used by each leasing arrangement category named:
a) Council leased and managed
b) Registered Provider (Housing Association) leased and managed
c) Private company who had leased units to the Council and managed those units
d) Any other arrangement you used for your PSL TA units (please describe the arrangement)
e) Total number of leased units as at the end of September 2018
Not applicable.

6. If any of your PSL TA units were leased from and managed by a private company at the end of September 2018, please state which companies those were. N.B: These companies are normally set up specifically to provide TA to local authorities. They normally operate on the basis of acquiring or leasing units from a landlord and then leasing the unit onto a local authority with the private company undertaking management and maintenance responsibilities.
Not applicable.

7. If all or some of your leased PSL TA is provided through a Housing Association Leasing Scheme (HALs) how many HALs units did you have at the end of September 2016 and to the end of September 2018? (If you don’t have data for these specific dates, please provided for the closest possible date and state which that is.)
a) No. HALs units end Sept 2016:
b) No. HALs units end Sept 2018:
Not applicable.

8. Did you have a policy to lease PSL units outside of your local authority area?
Not applicable.

If yes briefly describe the policy and/or share the version in effect on 30th September 2018.
Not applicable.

9. Please record in the table below how many households with children were accommodated in TA outside of your local authority at the end of September 2018 under each type of TA:
a) Bed and breakfast: 7
b) Nightly let TA (shared): 0
c) Nightly let (self contained): 2
d) Leased TA (PSL): 0
e) Hostels: 0
f) Other (please describe): 0
g) Total: 0

10. For households with children accommodated in nightly TA described as at the end of September 2018 (defined as either B and B, or nightly let shared facilities, or nightly let self contained), how many rooms did they have in the type of nightly TA in which they were placed?
a) B and B – 1 room: 8 (one family were accommodated across 2 rooms)
b) Nightly let shared facilities – 1 room: 0
c) Nightly let self contained 1 room/studio: 1
d) Nightly let self contained 2 rooms: 0
e) Nightly let self contained 3 rooms: 1
f) Nightly let self contained 4 rooms: 0
g) Nightly let self contained 5 rooms or above: 0

11. Taking the number of households with children in some form of nightly TA (defined as either B and B, or nightly let shared facilities, or nightly let self contained) how many children did each of the households have? (e.g. 25 households with 1 child, 20 with 2 children etc.)
a) 1 child: 6
b) 2 children: 1
c) 3 children: 1
d) 4 children: 0
e) 5 children or above: 1

12. How many households, in total and just those with children, did Wokingham Borough Council accommodate in temporary accommodation in the following local authority areas at the end of September 2018?
Total TA placements in Central Bedfordshire: 0
Total TA placements of families with children in Central Bedfordshire: 0

Total TA placements in Windsor and Maidenhead: 0
Total TA placements of families with children in Windsor and Maidenhead: 0

13. Of those households noted in Q12, how many were in leased TA (PSL)?

Total PSL TA placements in Central Bedfordshire: 0
Total PSL TA placements of families with children in Central Bedfordshire: 0

Total PSL TA placements in Windsor and Maidenhead: 0
Total PSL TA placements of families with children in Windsor and Maidenhead: 0