Statutory homelessness in England Statistical Release
Data Type:Administrative
This release provides information on the decisions taken by local authorities on homelessness applications and households accepted as owed a main homelessness duty by local authorities.
Time
The statistical release publication is available from 2000. Data is available via live tables on the DCLG and National archive websites. For some measures, data are given dating back to 1998.
Dataset Quality
All P1E returns submitted undergo thorough validation and crosschecking, and late returns are pursued to ensure overall response is as complete and accurate as possible. Anomalous data are highlighted and verified by contacting the local authority. The validation process typically takes around six weeks, after which estimates for missing data are calculated.The latest quarter's figures are based on full or partial returns for 324 out of 326 local authorities (99.4 per cent response).
This data is taken from P1E forms completed my local authorities to monitor their statutory obligations in relation to homelessness,
Dataset Access and Use
Live tables for this data are provided with the statistical release.
Government attitudes to research use of their data appear favourable.
