Response 3770316

Response to request for information

Reference

3770316

Response date

27 July 2025

Request

• 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

• Do you collect data on LGBTQ+ identity from applicants for homelessness services? Not specifically. Only what is required by the MHCLG via H-CLIC data collections.
• 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). N/A
• 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?   No specific guidance documents available.
• 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? No specific policies available.