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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