FOI release

Households in overcrowded conditions in temporary accomodation

Case reference FOI2023/00676

Published 5 May 2023

Request

1. Does the council record how many households are living in overcrowded conditions in temporary accommodation (i.e. their temporary accommodation itself is overcrowded)? If so, please provide current (or most recent available) figures for overcrowding in temporary accommodation, and how the council has defined 'overcrowding'.

2. Please state how many households the council currently houses in temporary accommodation broken down by the size of the household (i.e. number of one-person households, number of two-person households, three-person households etc)

3. Of the three-person households currently housed in temporary accommodation, how many are currently housed in one-bedroom properties?

4. Of the households in the question 3 figure, how many have been in their current temporary accommodation placement for more than six months?

5. Of the four-person households currently housed in temporary accommodation, how many are currently housed in one-bedroom properties?

6. Of the households in the question 5 figure, how many have been in their current temporary accommodation placement for more than six months?

7. Of the four-person households currently housed in temporary accommodation, how many are currently housed in two-bedroom properties?

8. Of the households comprised of five or more people who are currently housed in temporary accommodation, how many are currently housed in one-bedroom properties?

9. Of the households in the question 8 figure, how many have been in their current temporary accommodation placement for more than six months?

10. Of the households comprised of five or more people who are currently housed in temporary accommodation, how many are currently housed in two-bedroom properties?

11. Of the households in the question 10 figure, how many have been in their current temporary accommodation placement for more than six months?

I would like the information sent by email, using the attached spreadsheet for questions 2 to 11

Response

1. Does the council record how many households are living in overcrowded conditions in temporary accommodation (i.e. their temporary accommodation itself is overcrowded)? If so, please provide current (or most recent available) figures for overcrowding in temporary accommodation, and how the council has defined 'overcrowding'.

Herefordshire Council does not record how many households are living in overcrowded conditions in temporary accommodation.

2. Please state how many households the council currently houses in temporary accommodation broken down by the size of the household (i.e. number of one-person households, number of two-person households, three-person households etc)

Please see attached spreadsheet.

3. Of the three-person households currently housed in temporary accommodation, how many are currently housed in one-bedroom properties?

Please see attached spreadsheet.

4. Of the households in the question 3 figure, how many have been in their current temporary accommodation placement for more than six months?

Please see attached spreadsheet.

5. Of the four-person households currently housed in temporary accommodation, how many are currently housed in one-bedroom properties?

Please see attached spreadsheet.

6. Of the households in the question 5 figure, how many have been in their current temporary accommodation placement for more than six months?

Please see attached spreadsheet.

7. Of the four-person households currently housed in temporary accommodation, how many are currently housed in two-bedroom properties?

Please see attached spreadsheet.

8. Of the households comprised of five or more people who are currently housed in temporary accommodation, how many are currently housed in one-bedroom properties?

Please see attached spreadsheet.

9. Of the households in the question 8 figure, how many have been in their current temporary accommodation placement for more than six months?

Please see attached spreadsheet.

10. Of the households comprised of five or more people who are currently housed in temporary accommodation, how many are currently housed in two-bedroom properties?

Please see attached spreadsheet.

11. Of the households in the question 10 figure, how many have been in their current temporary accommodation placement for more than six months?

Please see attached spreadsheet.

I would like the information sent by email, using the attached spreadsheet for questions 2 to 11

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