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Freedom of Information Request

Homelessness

Received: 2 March 2025

Are housing applicants that approach the council for urgent 
re-housing because they are at immediate risk of harm due to
 domestic violence required to declare themselves homeless by
 applying through the Part 7 homelessness route in order to be
re-housed under the council's housing allocations scheme?Are housing applicants that are suffering domestic violence given
 reasonable preference under the council's housing allocations 
scheme?Are housing applicants that are suffering domestic violence given
additional preference under the council's housing allocations 
scheme?Are housing applicants that are suffering domestic violence placed
in the top priority Band in the council's housing allocations
scheme? If not which Band are they placed in?Which Band(s) are housing applicants placed in if they are
considered to be homeless under S166A (3)(a) and have an urgent
need to move because of domestic violence? Are any of these the top
priority Band?How many males between 2024/2025 approached Barnet council for urgent rehousing due to fleeing domestic violence ? Are housing applicants who are suffering domestic violence given
 the same priority within the allocations scheme regardless of
 tenure?How many households are currently living in temporary 
accommodation provided by Barnet Homes? Of these households how
many are
 statutorily homeless and how many have the council accepted a duty 
to re-house?Of the households who the council have accepted a duty to rehouse,
 how many are male single people (ie. with no dependents) fleeing
 domestic violence?In 2024 how many males with a local connection fleeing domestic violence have been
 offered social housing? Of these how many are Band 1 and 2 and what 
were the priority dates?In 2024-2025 how many males with no dependents fleeing domestic 
violence have been offered social housing? In 2024-2025 how many males fleeing domestic violence have been placed in band 3 . What year is the most updated version of the housing allocations scheme and where can it be located ? Please attach it to your email response, thankyou .

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