You have requested the following information. Our response is shown in bold.
This request refers to statutory overcrowding by both the ‘space standard’ (determining how many people may occupy a dwelling with regard to the number of sleeping accommodation rooms in the dwelling and floor area of the rooms) and the ‘room standard’ (determining how many non-cohabiting people aged 10 and over of the opposite sex may share sleeping accommodation) as defined by the Housing Act 1985.
For the calendar years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 (separately), please tell me:
How many statutory overcrowding breaches did the council record for households housed by the council in each year? Please provide a breakdown of breaches by a) space standard and b) room standard, and specify whether households may be captured as both a room and a space standard breach.
Statutory Overcrowded cases
2016 – 1
2017 – 1
2018 - 5
2019 – 8
2020 – 7
this changed in 2012 policy change under the Localism Act
The number of breaches of the space standard where more than two people have lived in a home with one room
In terms of the room standard, we no longer allow people on the housing register if they are socially overcrowded (space standard). This response also relates to questions 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7
The number of breaches of the space standard where more than three people have lived in a home with two rooms
The number of breaches of the space standard where more than five people have lived in a home with three rooms
The number of breaches of the space standard where more than 7.5 people have lived in a home with four rooms
The number of breaches of the space standard where more than 10 people have lived in a home with five rooms
For breaches of the room standard, the maximum number of people sleeping in one room as recorded by the council
How many households who have applied for council housing are living in temporary accommodation
The requested information for question 8, is not held by Northampton Partnership Homes, as specified under Section 3(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Temporary Accommodation is managed by West Northamptonshire Council (WNC). NPH only manage the housing register on behalf of WNC and the allocation of properties.
We therefore advise you to redirect your enquiry to contact WNC who may hold the information you have requested.
Enquiries to WNC can be made to datarequests@westnorthants.gov.uk
Please list all the types of temporary accommodation the council has placed households in (including but not limited to: shipping containers, caravans, B&Bs, converted office buildings, and any other kind of accomodation).
NPH provide a limited amount of the housing stock to WNC for temporary accommodation, which is made up of the following:
73 flats
4 Bungalows
31 Houses