FOI Request - Housing Provision For LGBT People

Request 101002822830

General
1.       Do you accept a duty to provide assistance to someone who is threatened with/experiencing homelessness as a result of homophobia/transphobia?

a.       Do you keep records of the number of young people (up to age 25) in your housing area considered to be in priority need due to becoming homeless for this reason?

b.       Can you provide detailed breakdowns for these individuals? That is, number who fell into this category, and the numbers for whom you provided housing assistance when they were threatened with/experiencing homelessness due to homophobia or transphobia in their home?

Breakdowns would be helpful if you have them, including how many you rehoused for this reason (full Housing Duty), and other outcomes (such as providing advice or information, or help with deposit) in the last 12, 24 and 36 months?
2.       Where you have re-housed young people, do you record the proportion of individuals so housed who have been re-housed locally? If so, what is it for the last 12, 24, 36 months?
3.       Do you record the numbers of young people in your housing area who have sought to be rehoused for this reason and who you have rejected? Again, if available, numbers for the last 12, 24 and 36 months, as well as actual outcomes?
4.       Do you maintain any specific guidelines in respect of how to identify and deal with young people who fall into this category? What are they?
5.       Have you worked with any LGBT groups in developing these guidelines? Which ones?

Social Services
1.       Do you keep records of the number of young people in your housing area who have sought to be rehoused due to homophobia or transphobia in their home? How many individuals have you dealt with for this reason in the last 12, 24 and 36 months?
2.       How have these cases been resolved: again, figures for the last 12, 24 and 36 months?
3.       Do you maintain any specific guidelines in respect of dealing with young people who fall into this category? What are they?
4.       Have you worked with any LGBT groups in developing these guidelines? Which ones?

Response 05-07-21

General

Questions 1 - 5: This information is not held. This response is therefore exempt under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information Not Held. 

Statement from Housing and Property: We accept a duty to any applicant who is threatened with homelessness as a result of any type of internal/external abuse. Unfortunately, other applicants who are fleeing domestic abuse, we do not keep records of the type of abuse they are fleeing from as it is not required in the Scottish Government Homelessness Statistics return.

Social Services
1. This information is not recorded. This response is therefore exempt under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information Not Held.      

2. This information is not recorded. This response is therefore exempt under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information Not Held.     

3. No 

4. No.