FOI release

Homeless support offeredf for LGBTQ+ community

Case reference FOI2025/01287

Received 6 July 2025

Published 4 August 2025

Request

To whom it may concern, I am part of a group of academics interested in helping local authorities provide proactive, safe, and inclusive support / services for LGBTQ+ people in situations of homelessness.

I would like to request the following information:

• Do you collect data on LGBTQ+ identity from applicants for homelessness services?

• Please can you share a copy of your intake/point of entry form and the questions it asks of applicants when they present as homeless (.pdf / word doc format if possible).

• Is any specific guidance given to staff around the collection of LGBTQ+ identity data during homelessness application? Please can you share a copy of this guidance or provide a summary?

• Do any specific policies exist on the collection of LGBTQ+ identity data during homelessness applications? Please can you share a copy of these policies or provide a summary?

Response

To whom it may concern,

I am part of a group of academics interested in helping local authorities provide proactive, safe, and inclusive support / services for LGBTQ+ people in situations of homelessness.

I would like to request the following information:

• Do you collect data on LGBTQ+ identity from applicants for homelessness services?

Answer: Yes.

• Please can you share a copy of your intake/point of entry form and the questions it asks of applicants when they present as homeless (.pdf / word doc format if possible).

Answer: Please see attached a copy of the Triage Form (entry point for homeless applications to Herefordshire Council). This form is a system form and so we have had to take screenshots of each page.

• Is any specific guidance given to staff around the collection of LGBTQ+ identity data during homelessness application? Please can you share a copy of this guidance or provide a summary?

Answer: No.

• Do any specific policies exist on the collection of LGBTQ+ identity data during homelessness applications? Please can you share a copy of these policies or provide a summary?

Answer: No.

Documents

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