By continuing to browse this site you are agreeing to the use of cookies. 1) Can you please provide, for each social and council let you have made in the last 12 months for the housing band C2 the following information: - The number of bedrooms of the property? If the non-permitted activity does not cease, property owners and/or hosts may be subject to an enforcement action, including possible fines and citations. (for example, is the Temp 2 Settled scheme housing better than the temporary accommodation you get when you apply for a homeless duty?). All Lambeth emails and attachments are confidential and intended solely any response to it) under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 unless the Some It takes on average 6.5 years to secure a council property in the borough. I feel extremely demoralised by this experience. We launched over 50 of these posters with a twitter storm at Minister for Housing Robert Jenrick to make sure he couldnt miss them. you open any attachments at your own risk. return email. information in it is covered by an exemptions in the Act. He must acknowledge the seriousness of what has happened in these cases. SO23 5DX 3. https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/email-disclai Help us protect your right to hold public authorities to account. She stressed the important mantra that she was homeless and in priority need which means that the local authority is legally obliged to conduct inquiries into the persons situation. Not knowing what my future for my daughter looked like and whether we would be able to return to our home borough, made making important life decisions for me very hard. incoming and outgoing emails for security reasons and for monitoring London Borough of Lambeth Download for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. They are intended to ensure all residential units are lawfully registered by the time enforcement commences. Following HASL and PILCs important legal and campaign victory in June over Lambeth council, we have produced a new leaflet to explain what this means for families who were affected by the Temp to Settle scheme and who were removed from Lambeths housing register. In July this year, it marked the 6th year Janeth and her family have been living in temporary accommodation. If youhave not lived in the borough for two years, you may also join the list if: Births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships, Noise, nuisance, anti-social behaviour and safety, you have left the regular armed forces in the last five years, you are living outside the borough in accommodation provided by Lambeth Council. Although it depends on your specific circumstances. They have made me endure homelessness for an unnecessary extra two months. Whether or not a property is registered for Home-Sharing, excessive noise, unruly gatherings, or criminal activity can be reported to the Police Department at 877-ASK-LAPD (877 275-5273); an officer can be dispatched, who can issue a citation or take further action, if warranted. Lambeth Council reserves the right to monitor, record and retain any Lambeth Council, If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can 6% of new successful applicants for social housing are placed in Band 1. As well as dealing with homelessness, my medical needs, and trying to get on with my life, I have had to spend huge amounts of energy and time dealing with Lambeth councils homelessness service. Please refer to a previous return on a request that is similar to the one requested here, whereby the full data is provided and compiled into a spreadsheet as this request was: Help us protect your right to hold public authorities to account. According to a Freedom of Information request, someone joined the list 44years ago and has yet to be given social housing. Additionally, both hosting platforms and hosts will be asked to maintain and provide written logs of all home-sharing activity. services through our wholly owned subsidiary After Southwark council tried to rush through their consultation, they have now gone silent. Years-long waiting lists for social housing in Lambeth 2. https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/email-disclai Dear Lambeth Council, Thevideo below explains how to register for the Home-Sharing Program. Customer service advisor The Home-Sharing Ordinance requires hosts who wish to engage in short-term rentals to register with the City and post their registration number on all advertisements. HASL visit Lambeth councils Civic Centre last March protesting against the Temp2Settled policy. California Public Records Act Requests: However, in very many cases, the deal that Lambeth was offering actually prevented these families from staying on the social housing waiting list at all. This is conveniently after the May 2022 local elections. Lambeth -a Co-operative Council Help improve this site by giving your Our leaflet can help you understand your situation and your rights. Hosts must not engage in any commercial uses for purposes of a party or an event.Hosts must ensure that basic health and safety features are provided, including fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, and carbon monoxide detectors. Milton and his teenage daughter powerfully explain their situation in thisSouthwark News article. But if the private rented offer is outside of Lambeth, then in 2 years time, the family are kicked off Lambeths housing waiting list. When given the option of a stable and secure home for my daughter, of course I was going to take that even if it meant living away from our home borough for what I was told would be a short period of time. internal compliance with the Council's policy on staff use. you are a council or housing association tenant and you need to transfer to Lambeth due to work. In our group, many of our members have tried to make a homeless application but instead been offered the Temp 2 Settled scheme. Watch the short video we made with Janeth where she speaks about the difficulties of living Too Long in Temporary and the impacts on her familys health. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult Accessibility: this venue is ADA compliant View the FAQs for this event here Safety measures will be in place throughout the experience. A site to help anyone submit a Freedom of Information request. Its been another very challenging year especially for people living in bad housing and struggling on a low-income. the author and do not necessarily represent those of Lambeth Council. PILC and HASL have successfully challengedit here and we will continue to do so whereverthese schemes fail to act in the best interests of homeless people. return email. The family received a very short and vague decision letter in July this year which failed to properly engage with the evidence submitted. intended recipient please destroy all copies and inform the sender by our[2]Privacy Notice. The familys case was also covered inMyLondonwhere it received almosthalf a million viewsand was picked up bythe Mirroras well. Eligible hosts may submit their applications through the Home-Sharing Online Registration Portal. As Susana asks Lambeth council herself in the video, she wants Lambeth to let her remain on the social housing waiting list until she can bid successfully for a council home back in her home borough. Additionally, both hosting platforms and hosts will be asked to maintain and provide written logs of all home-sharing activity. Two types of home-sharing registration are available. q1?w!wt^ eDnw-A.VeNIaA5. individual Please report any comments that break our rules. 1. With Public Interest Law Centre, Milton and his family launched legal action against the councils decision that their severe overcrowding is a deliberate act. unencrypted emails sent to the council can be intercepted by an But if you were housed outside of Lambeth in private housing and were put into band B, it is likely that you were affected by this scheme. might not provide that informationto you. This includes providing more homes include the 70 new council-rent homes at Lollard Street. We know we are not the only Lambeth residents facing these problems at the housing office. Proof of identification (including a Photo ID) and residence will be required to register any short-term rental property online. The Housing tab will display if the unit is subject to the RSO. and inform the sender by return email. There are already legal protections for homeless families with a homeless duty for example, families can only be housed in bed and breakfast or other hostel-style accommodation for a maximum of 6 weeks by law. Yours faithfully. Furthermore, the data you have provided in spite of this is insufficient. The childrens school has stated that the housing situation is negatively impacting the childrens health and their future educational outcomes. Other consequences suitability of accommodation and eviction. Extended home-sharing registration allows hosts to participate in home-sharing for more than 120 days per year. We hope everyone can have a good rest over the winter holidays and were looking forward to returning with even more energy, strength and solidarity in the new year! as follows:- Originally from Lambeth, the family have been housed in 5 different temporary accommodations across London. Run by Volunteers and powered by Alaveteli. Corporate Complaints Unit As a result of our community-led campaign and Favio and Elbas legal challenge in the Court of Appeal Southwark council removed the cruel deliberate act term from their new draft allocations scheme. software may be used to check, monitor and/or block the contents of emails return email. Lambeth council have been making it harder for homeless families (and Smurfs) to get the quality, secure council homes they need and deserve. Get involved in Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth to take action together for the good quality, secure, spacious council homes we all need. DBS MORNING SHOW & OBITUARIES 25TH APRIL 2023 APRIL 2023 - Facebook The parameters requested as part of this request would not and could not allow any individual to be identified by them. Information request Before the scheme was introduced in November 2014 both Lambeth and Southwark made about 900-1,000 homeless decisions each year. and if anyexemptionsapplyto some or all ofthe information then we No Pending Citations: The Primary Residence or property cannot have any pending citations, order, ticket, or similar notice of violation from any City enforcement agency, including the Department of Building and Safety, the Housing and Community Investment Department, the Police Department and the Fire Department. The council officers sugar coated the nature of the Scheme and persuaded me to agree to enter into it they told me that it was the best option for myself and my baby as we would be provided with permanent council accommodation in our home borough within a matter of weeks. - Who the landlord of the property is (eg. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's The presence of our large group, big banners and chanting meant that a senior housing officer came to speak with us about Rubens case. HASL members and supporters have also collectively shown their concern and support for these HASL members using twitter and visiting the housing office as a group. In March, kids from Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth, Akwaaba, and English for Action living in overcrowded housing and temporary accommodation launched our poster campaign calling for 3, 4, 5 bed council homes. We don't know whether the most recent response to this request contains information or not if you are, Lambeth Council, - - The number of years the household had been on the housing register for? Alex made this Freedom of Information request to Lambeth Borough Council Unauthorised use (disclosure, storage or copying) of emails is not NOTE: Please do not edit the subject line when replying to this email. It was amazing to see so many old and new HASL members in person at these events. PO Box 749 Winchester SW2 1EG (3)Identifiable living individual means a living individual who can be identified, directly " Daisha T. : "This was great! The Citys compliance system regularly monitors short-term rental listings on hosting platforms and initiates enforcement for listings that are not registered. Applicants may apply online using the same portal they initially used to register for home-sharing. Reviews Drew C. : "Concert was amazing! To: [email address] We know there is a desperate shortage of high quality, safe, secure family-sized council homes in our communities. One of our members who is suffering from a number of medical issues and was sofa surfing was helped by the group to get higher medical priority on the housing waiting list. It divides Lambeths homeless families between band B and band C on the housing waiting list this is blatantly unfair to give some homeless families more priority than others when they have the same high level of housing need. Please provide the average waiting time for a single male in Band C2 to receive housing in a 1-bedroom property, as well as how many households in band c2 were housed in 2021/22. Oh you can do this, can you? Customer Services Officer Website: www.lambeth.gov.uk Any views or opinions expressed in emails are solely those of Watch our member Susana explain Lambeths trick to homeless families when they approach the council for a homeless duty. A severe housing shortage in Lambeth means people are waiting for a council home for years, with one resident joining the list in 1975. Lambeth council dont kick Susana and her son off the council housing waitinglist! WhatDoTheyKnow also publishes and archives requests and responses, building a massive archive of information. You can also complete a feedback form here: (Theres no deadline given, but presumably it wont be around forever). Website:[2]www.lambeth.gov.uk We also spoke with lots of interested and supportive passersby. Families in severely overcrowded housing have won significant victories against Southwark councils cruel treatment with the help of other HASL members, supporters and our friends at PILC. If you have a homeless duty with the council then you will be housed in temporary housing and will be in Band C on the housing register. Importantly, the housing assessment for a single person meeting, suggests that it is Lambeths policy to gatekeep single homeless people with this meeting. He handed her numerous forms to fill out which again seemed to suggest the opening of a homeless assessment. 02079269694 https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/elections-and https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/email-disclai PCN's issued and removal on Bromells Road, Clapham, SW4 0BN, Environmental advice underlying the parking permit charges regime, Lambeth Living Ltd complaints by residents, List of estates in Brixton and Brixton Hill area. PDF Lambeth Council's Temp 2 Settle Scheme What has changed & what happens now? Each year, we house about 1,000 people. Lambeth -a Co-operative Council - That status of the household i.e. E-mail [email address] According to a Freedom of Information request, someone joined the list 44 years ago and has yet to be given social housing. The council should be building more council homes and should stop destroying and selling off what we already have. Please provide the average waiting time for a single male in Band C2 to recieve housing in a One Bedroom property, as well as how many households in band c2 were housed in 2021/22. Nearly 30,000 people are waiting for a council home in the borough. We ran a number large online meetings with members from both boroughs to discuss the consultations and what the groups response should be. All Lambeth emails and attachments are confidential and intended solely the eviction companys dodgy section 21 notice was thrown out of court! internal compliance with the Council's policy on staff use. Anyone engaging in home-sharing activity or advertising after November 1, 2019, must include a valid registration number in all rental listings and must ensure that the home-sharing operations are being conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Home-Sharing Ordinance. Standard home-sharing registration allows hosts to rent out all or a portion of their home for up to 120 days in a calendar year. intended recipient please destroy all copies and inform the sender by Disclaimers apply - full details at [4]www.lambeth.gov.uk/email-disclaimer. A total of 54 households on Band C2 successfully bid for 1-bedroom permanent homes in 2021/22. Back in August 2020 we wrotea blog with our member who was facing her 3rd section 21 eviction notice. Were really proud of everything we have achieved this year if we can achieve this much by organising over zoom, just wait until we can meet in person again! Sign up here to receive email updates on the Home-Sharing Program, A current valid California voter's registration card or voter registration status, A current valid California vehicle registration certificate, A recent health or vehicle insurance bill, A copy of a paycheck or pay stub issued in the last six months, A copy of a current property tax bill indicating homeowner's exemption, A copy of a current rental or lease agreement, including the property manager's or landlord's contact information and signature. That was because they would lose their local connection to the borough after two years. Hosts must adhere to the following rules and responsibilities, as outlined in the ordinance. We willcarry outan assessment Our group has also helped families to make homeless applications and challenge unlawful gatekeeping, helped people get their correct banding on the housing register, helped people understand their rights, helped people to find lawyers for their housing cases, helped people to request suitability reviews which has seen them re-housed closer to their home borough, and provided emotional support as well. (05798215). The Administrative Guidelines outline the implementation and enforcement of the Home-Sharing Ordinance, providing detail for property owners, hosts, and hosting platforms on how to comply. 2022. 2000andwe aim to senda response by22 September 2022. protected. E-mail [1][email address] Again, she might be offered Temp 2 Settle and the cycle of homelessness would continue. Dear Lambeth Borough Council, 1) Can you please provide, for each social and council let you have made in the last 12 months for the housing band C2 the following information: - The number of bedrooms of the property? Lambeth, Housing Association)? A Freedom of Information request revealed 173 properties owned by Lambeth Council have been without tenants for half a year or more. Corporate Complaints Unit So she would now be booked in for an actual homeless assessment this week having to go through another stressful interview/meeting talking about her homelessness and vulnerabilities, as well as this assessment now being delayed by two months. We have fact-checked Cllr Cryans statements in the articlehere. Yours faithfully, Alex Link to this Report Lambeth Council, Lambeth Borough Council 7 April 2021 Information request The Guidelines cover the application and registration processes, reporting requirements, and relevant restrictions and enforcement procedures. All Lambeth emails and attachments are private and intended solely for the (with studios/bedsits labelled as 0, and 1 bed flats as 1 etc.) Click here to be directed to the online registration portal. Southwark News covered our demands for Southwark council to pause, amend and extend the consultation to make sure that Southwark residents can meaningfully engage. We will be producing an information leaflet for those affected explaining about the legal victory, what your rights are now and what more needs to be done! We are dealing with yourrequestunder theFreedom of Information Act Contact us if you think it should be reopened. At the start of the year during a difficult winter lockdown, both Lewisham council and Southwark Council (and a number of other London councils) decided that that it was the best time to make significant changes to their housing waiting list rules. This again goes against what the law says which says clearly that a review can happen within 21 days of receiving the letter (not the date the council sent the letter, especially if it didnt arrive! Throughout the year, a number of our members have been able to bid for secure social housing, the last few months have been particularly busy! Personal data we collect from you will be processed in accordance with How can London boroughs get better at managing their council housing. Janeths oldest child, aged 9, has spent over half his life living in temporary accommodation. Pending registration numbers were issued at the outset of the Home-Sharing Program to assist the City in processing the initial rush of applications, and to allow active, eligible hosts to continue Home-Sharing activities while their applications were under review by Department staff. Kick families off the social housing waiting list. 4. There is great coverage in the Brixton Blog here. is a registered charity in England and Wales (1076346) Catholic Housing Management - Catholic Health Services the author and do not necessarily represent those of Lambeth Council. But Lambeth are ignoring this important evidence. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. Were you placed in band B on the housing register? This case is an important victory for the hundreds of families who have been affected by theTemp2Settledscheme, and we hope sends a message to councils that it is not acceptable to place targets above the needs of the community. Their average waiting time from registration date to 12/08/2022 was 7.4 years. This means that we're not able to offer a home to most people who apply to us for housing, and those that are offered housing will likely have to wait many years. Any views or opinions expressed in emails are solely those of Lambeth a similar homeless prevention scheme which forces families into private housing. We also ran a social housing rights workshop with our members who have recently moved into social housing. With our help and PILC, our member was put into band 2 on the housing register and is now has a spacious 2 bedroom council home. unauthorised third party; as the information contained within is not If you are not the intended recipient please destroy all copies Another inequality is that those on the Temp 2 Settled scheme appear to have a higher chance of being housed in Lambeth compared to those who get a homeless duty. Ruben spoke very powerfully about the impact of the overcrowding on his son. If we decide a fee is payable, we will You will have to start a new homeless application. Lambeth Council's Cycle of Homelessness - Housing Action Southwark We couldnt load the mail server logs for this message. We know that there is a culture in housing departments that regardless of how vulnerable you are, the ultimate goal is to get the numbers down. services through our wholly owned subsidiary - The number of years the household had been on the housing register for? 2022. The average waiting time for all properties - ranging from one-bedroom studios to four-bedroom houses or larger - was 32.25 months in 2018/19 - more than 2017/18 (26.5 months) and 2016/17 (28.25 months). We are calling on Lambeth council to award the family band B based on the serious health issues they continue to suffer in temporary accommodation so that they can move into the permanent council housing they desperately need. Last year only 2% of 2 bedroom social housing lettings were made to people who had been in Band B for less than 2 years. As a public body, the Council may be required to disclose this email (or She was then able to successfully bid for a housing association home. We will inform youif this is emails may contain information that is legally-privileged or copyright Lambeth's housing allocations policy puts homeless households in temporary accommodation at the bottom of the waiting list in band C. Most people in Band C have very little chance of getting social housing. Were really concerned at Lewisham councils use of private sector discharge which they are targeting at single parents. The average overall waiting time for all households housed in 2017/18 was 2.5years,4.3 years in 2017/18 and 4.6 years for households permanently housed in 2018/19. An initial notice of violation will be issued in situations where a listing without a registration number is identified. Your reference: [FOI #885721 email], , DearAlex We had 100 people join us for our housing meeting and it was great to run our big group meetings again together. 7,526 single males were waiting in Band C2 with a maximum 1-bedroom need on 12/08/2022. Debra Naylor Homeless households and others suffering from bad living conditions are also at higher risk of catching and being worse affected by Covid 19, a Lancet article highlights the particular vulnerabilities of young children in temporary accommodation. Restrictions on Affordable and RSO Housing: The residence must not be subject to the City's Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO), which applies to most multi-family units constructed before 1978, or any other affordability provisions such as an affordable housing covenant. The Home-Sharing Ordinance prohibits any listing of a short-term rental without a valid home-sharing registration number. (05798215). unencrypted emails sent to the council can be intercepted by an (Note: This is a partial list. One of the four claimants had this to say: I first encountered Lambeth councils Temp2Settled Scheme when I became homeless in 2017 and was at my most vulnerable. The South London Press covered our concerns at Lewishams housing waiting list consultation and features one of our members cases. Winchester Candlelight: A Tribute to ABBA | Fever - feverup.com Hosts who wish to share their homes can register by clicking here. to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office. and if anyexemptionsapplyto some or all ofthe information then we Hundreds of homeless applications will have been stopped with the use of the Temp 2 Settled scheme, or will have been discouraged from ever being started, because homeless families have been promised that they have a better chance of getting council housing by doing this instead of doing a homeless application. In September, Lewisham council announced the new housing waiting list rules. use (disclosure, storage or copying) is not permitted. You may be invited to view a property at the same time as other bidders. (a)an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data or an online FOI Team (including but not limited to) homeless, prevention of homelessness, medical grounds, domestic violence, etc. mySociety It was higher at 22% for people waiting for a 3 bedroom home. forwarded to planning.home-sharing@lacity.org. feedback. To apply for social housing in Lambeth (council and housing association homes), you will need to join the housing register. Dear Lambeth Council, HASL and PILCs important legal and campaign victory in June. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to Average wait times for One Bedroom Property for Single Males in Band C all of the information you have requested. Heres our Lewisham group showing their support on zoom. No more overcrowded housing we need family council homes now! We must continue the campaign to ensure that those families no longer feel forced to reside in uninhabitable living conditions, are protected from eviction, and have access to secure council-owned accommodation.. Well be campaigning more on this issue with our members. Campaign for 3, 4, 5 bed council homes, end NRPF! and a limited company (03277032). If you are not the intended recipient please destroy all copies identifier, or We knew from conversations with people at the housing office and from our visits there that this was not the only instance of gatekeeping at Lambeth housing office. WhatDoTheyKnow also publishes and archives requests and responses, building a massive archive of information. With the help of Lewisham Law Centre, our homeless member successfully overturned Lewisham councils decision to force her and her family into unsuitable private housing. permitted. It was the waiting that drew the attention of the Stockholm County Council. In 2008, patients seeking a hip or knee replacement in Stockholm County faced wait times of up to two years of sometimes debilitating pain, intermittent missed work and income, and the trials of disability.