Response A1346621

Response to request for information

Reference

A1346621

Response date

4 April 2022

Request

1. How much of the money allocated to the council through the Homelessness Prevention Grant in 2021/22 has been spent as of March 1 2022? Please break down in table format how much of the funding was: A) From the £310million grant and B) From the £65m additional funding grant?
2. What has the money allocated to the council through the Homelessness Prevention Grant in 2021/22 been spent on? Please break down in table format
3. How much of the Homelessness Prevention Grant allocated to the council in 2021/22 has been used to help: a) Households in rent arrears? b) Households at risk of eviction for other reasons?
4. How many households has the council helped through the Homelessness Prevention Grant in 2021/22?
5. How many households have approached the council for support under the Homelessness Reduction Act between April 1 2021 and March 1 2022? Please state in table format how many households were owed a a) prevention duty b) a relief duty

Response

1. How much of the money allocated to the council through the Homelessness Prevention Grant in 2021/22 has been spent as of March 1 2022? Please break down in table format how much of the funding was: A) From the £310million grant and B) From the £65m additional funding grant?

   • Grant Grant Amount Expenditure as at 28/2/22

     A Homelessness Prevention Grant 162,200 96,025

     B HPG - PRS COVID payment £34k 34,000 1,125

     Total 196,200 97,150

2. What has the money allocated to the council through the Homelessness Prevention Grant in 2021/22 been spent on? Please break down in table format

   • Housing Options Advisor £35,800

     CBL assistant £27,600

     Broxtowe Youth Homelessness educational project £6000

     The Friary Rough Sleeper Services £5000

     Citizens Advice Bureau £12,000

     Next Steps Accommodation Programme Navigator (Support) £4500

     Prevention Fund

     Rent Arrears £1125 (COVID PRS Rent Arrears)

     PRS Landlord Incentive £300

     Rent in Advance £600

     Prevention of Property £1536.30

3. How much of the Homelessness Prevention Grant allocated to the council in 2021/22 has been used to help: a) Households in rent arrears? b) Households at risk of eviction for other reasons?

   • It is not possible to provide a figure to this question as the Homelessness Prevention Grant is used to fund officer posts and homelessness support services. However 278 homelessness assessments were completed by the Councils housing options team during this period. See figure in answer for question 5.

4. How many households has the council helped through the Homelessness Prevention Grant in 2021/22?

   • It is not possible to provide a figure to this question as the Homelessness Prevention Grant is used to fund officer posts and homelessness support services. However 278 homelessness assessments were completed by the Councils housing options team during this period.

5. How many households have approached the council for support under the Homelessness Reduction Act between April 1 2021 and March 1 2022? Please state in table format how many households were owed a a) prevention duty b) a relief duty

   • 278 Assessments completed

     127 Owed a Prevention Duty

     114 Owed a Relief Duty

     NB: Some cases may transition from prevention to relief during the period of an active homelessness application.