These data refer to information collected from temporary accommodation providers about all residents within their project(s) on 14 March 2013.
This report refers to ‘NIHE data’ and ‘CHNI data’:
NIHE data refers to information generated by NIHE (from one primary source – NIHE main data collection system), detailing those staying in NIHE hostels and those allocated temporary accommodation within the private sector.
NOTE
Some of the information in the NIHE dataset is grouped into broad nominal categories such as ‘2 adults + 4 or more children’, ‘3 or more adults + 1 child’, etc. Whilst actual counts can be inferred from discrete categories such as singles (by increasing the household count by a factor of one) , or couples (by increasing the household count by a factor of two), calculating from these broader categories is less definite. In an attempt to calculate a best estimate ‘head count’, it was decided to enter values of these categories at the minimum requisite number of adults / children per category. For example, if the household count was 35 within the category ‘1 adult & 4 or more children’, then the estimated ‘actual’ number of adults would be factored by one (n=35), and the estimated number of children factored by four (n=140), yielding a best minimum estimate of 141. Descriptive analyses within this report will provide number of households as well as estimated minimum numbers with each household category.
CHNI data refers to data collected from 65 temporary accommodation providers, as collected by CHNI. CHNI data was collected via questionnaire – consisting of nine questions covering demographics, residents’ support needs, reasons for homelessness, move-on / permanent accommodation needs, and barriers to re-housing.
NOTE
Non-response accounted for 20% of all targeted temporary accommodation projects (446 bed spaces), from which it is not possible to calculate the number of adults and children. As a result, the actual number of adults and children will be greater than that reported in this report.
WHO RESPONDED?
· 83 temporary accommodation projects contacted – list overleaf.
· 66 returns (response rate 80%)
· Non-response, n=19 (20%)
· One return deemed unfit for inclusion
· Final data set = 65 (78% of all issued)
PROJECTS CONTACTED AND FORMS RETURNED / ü / returned form / û / non-returnArdmoulin Mews, FHASS / ü / Regina Coeli, Belfast / û
Barnardos (Leaving Care) / ü / Rosemount House, Belfast / ü
Base 2, Extern / ü / Roseville House, Ark Housing / ü
Belfast Central Mission / ü / SATH, Strabane / ü
Bishop St, Derry, FHASS / û / Selah House, Carrickfergus / û
Calder Foundation (x2), Salvation Army / ü / Shepherd's View, FHASS / ü
Carlisle House, Belfast / ü / Simon Community NI (6 Belfast projects) / ü
Castle Erne, Fold Housing / ü / Simon Community NI Bangor / ü
Castlehill, DePaul Ireland / ü / Simon Community NI Coleraine / ü
Centenary House, Salvation Army / ü / Simon Community NI Derry / ü
Clarendon St Shelter / û / Simon Community NI Downpatrick / ü
Clooney Terrace, Open Door / û / Simon Community NI Larne / ü
Cloverhill, Belfast / ü / Simon Community NI Lisburn / ü
Damien House, FHASS / ü / Simon Community NI Newry / ü
Darkley House / û / Simon Community NI portadown (x2) / ü
Dillon Court, Open Door / ü / Simon Community NI, Linen Court / ü
Dismas House, Belfast / û / Simon Community, Ballymena / û
Flax Foyer, Belfast / ü / SL-8, Shelter NI / ü
Foyle Valley House, Apex Housing / ü / Springwell House, Apex / ü
Francis St, FHASS / ü / Stella Maris, DePaul Ireland / ü
Glen Alva, Salvation Army / û / Strand Foyer, Apex / ü
Homecare Independent Living, Milford / û / Sydenham House, Belfast / û
Hosford House, East Belfast Mission / ü / The Welcome Organisation, Belfast / ü
House in the Wells, Derry / û / Thompson House, Belfast / û
Innis House, Belfast / û / Thorndale, Salvation Army / û
Inverary House, Belfast / ü / Utlility St Men's Hostel, Belfast / ü
Jefferson Court, FHASS / ü / Women's Aid NI ABCLN / ü
Life Housing, Belfast / ü / Women's Aid NI Belfast / ü
Lifehouse, Salvation Army / ü / Women's Aid NI Causeway / ü
Living Rivers Lighthouse Hostel / û / Women's Aid NI Cookstown & Dungannon / û
Mater Dei, DePaul Ireland / ü / Women's Aid NI Craigavon & Banbridge / ü
Methodist City Mission, Derry / ü / Women's Aid NI Fermanagh / ü
Morning Star, Belfast / ü / Women's Aid NI Foyle / û
MUST, Cookstown / ü / Women's Aid NI Lisburn / ü
Night shelter, Salvation Army / ü / Women's Aid NI Newry, S.Down, Mourne, S. Armagh / ü
NIHE (hostels & private sector) / ü / Women's Aid NI North down & Ards / ü
Ormeau Centre, Extern / ü / Women's Aid NI Omagh / û
Ramona House, FHASS / ü / Unnamed* (x2) / ü
‘HEADLINE’ DATA
Overall
Combining data collected, and allowing for non-respondent provision (and assuming 100% occupancy in these projects), there are a minimum of 4725 adults and children in these accommodation settings – a minimum of 2706 adults and 1573 children[1].
ADULTS / CHILDREN / TOTALNIHE / 206 / 188 / 394 / 9% OF ALL TEMP. ACCOMM.
PRIVATE / 1308 / 1237 / 2545 / 59.5% OF ALL TEMP. ACCOMM.
CHNI DATA / 1192 / 148 / 1340 / 31.5% OF ALL TEMP. ACCOMM.
TOTAL / 2706 / 1573 / 4279
63% OF ALL RESIDENTS / 37% OF ALL RESIDENTS
NIHE data
Data indicate a minimum of 2939 adults and children across NIHE hostels and private rented sector placements: a minimum of 394 adult and children in NIHE hostels; and a minimum of 2545 adult and children in private rented. 87% of placements are in the private sector (n=2543, min.)
CHNI data
Data indicate that 1340 adults and children were living in temporary accommodation on 12 March 2012 (with a minimum of 148 children – under age of 16).
DATA IN MORE DETAIL: NIHE DATA
Table 1 summarises NIHE data and Table 2 displays combined data (NIHE hostels and private rented placements) for each household category and an estimated minimum number of people within each household category (by way of approximate ‘head count’).
TABLE 1. / NIHE HOSTEL / PRIVATE SECTOR / TOTALNO. HOUSEHOLDS / 176 / 1089 / 1265
‘HEAD COUNT’ / NIHE HOSTEL / PRIVATE SECTOR / TOTAL
ADULTS / 206 / 1308 / 1514
CHILDREN / 188 / 1237 / 1425
TOTAL / 394 / 2545 / 2939
Main points:
· Single households with dependents (i.e. children) accounted 50% of combined (NIHE) placements. This was the top ranked category. This household category also accounted for 38% of the estimated head count (n=1652).
· Second ranked, almost a third of combined placements were accounted for by single households. This category accounted for 9% of the head count (n=387).
TABLE 2: NIHE COMBINED DATA (NIHE HOSTELS & PRIVATE SECTOR)HOUSEHOLD CATEGORY / NUMBER OF
HOUSEHOLDS / % OF HOUSEHOLDS / MIN. NO. WITHIN HOUSEHOLD
CATEGORY (‘HEAD COUNT’) / %‘HEAD COUNT’
single / 387 / 31 / 387 / 9
single w. dependents / 631 / 50 / 1652 / 38
couples / 31 / 2.5 / 62 / 1
couples w. dependents / 167 / 13 / 714 / 16
3 adult w. dependents / 21 / 2 / 87 / 2
60+ (single) / 19 / 1.5 / 19 / 0.5
60+ (couples) / 9 / 1 / 18 / 0.5
ADULTS: / 1265 / --- / 2939 / 67
Children / --- / --- / 1425 / 33
NIHE data by sector type (NIHE hostels and Private Sector) are displayed in table 3 and 4 respectively.
NIHE Hostels – main points:
· 62% of NIHE hostel residents were classified as single households with children. This was the top ranked category.
· Single and couple households with children accounted for 84% of the total estimate of people staying in NIHE hostels.
· Children accounted for 39% of all those in NIHE hostels.
TABLE 3: NIHE HOSTELS DATAHOUSEHOLD CATEGORY / NUMBER OF
HOUSEHOLDS / % OF HOUSEHOLDS / MIN. NO. WITHIN HOUSEHOLD
CATEGORY (‘HEAD COUNT’) / %‘HEAD COUNT’
single / 39 / 22 / 39 / 10
single w. dependents / 103 / 59 / 245 / 62
couples / 3 / 2 / 6 / 1.5
couples w. dependents / 21 / 12 / 86 / 22
3 adult w. dependents / 2 / 1 / 8 / 2
60+ (single) / 6 / 3 / 6 / 1.5
60+ (couples) / 2 / 1 / 4 / 1
TOTAL / 176 / --- / 394 / 61
Children / --- / --- / 188 / 39
NIHE placements to private sector – main points:
· 55% of residents, as calculated by minimum estimate head count, in the private sector were single households with children (49% of all households). This was the top ranked category.
· The second top ranked category was couples with children, accounting for 25% of those placed in NIHE hostels on 14 March 2103.
· Children accounted for 49% of all those estimated to be living in private sector placements.
TABLE 4: NIHE PLACEMENTS TO PRIVATE SECTORHOUSEHOLD CATEGORY / NUMBER OF
HOUSEHOLDS / % OF HOUSEHOLDS / MIN. NO. WITHIN HOUSEHOLD
CATEGORY (‘HEAD COUNT’) / %‘HEAD COUNT’
single / 348 / 32 / 348 / 14
single w. dependents / 528 / 48.5 / 1407 / 55
couples / 28 / 3 / 56 / 2
couples w. dependents / 146 / 13 / 628 / 25
3 adult w. dependents / 19 / 2 / 79 / 3
60+ (single) / 13 / 1 / 13 / 0.5
60+ (couples) / 7 / 0.5 / 14 / 0.5
TOTAL / 1089 / --- / 2545 / 51
Children / --- / --- / 1237 / 49
Appendix 1 provides an approximation of the minimum number of adults and children in NIHE and private sector placements.
Graph 1/ Due to NIHE category types, it is not possible to provide proportions of age groups for the entire NIHE dataset. 486 cases fall within calculable household categories.
Graph 1 displays the age groups for single, couple, and ‘2 adult’ (without children) households across NIHE hostels and private sector (based on ‘head count’ data).
Appendix 2 displays data in greater detail.
CHNI data
Data indicate that 1340 adults and children were living in temporary accommodation on 12 March 2012 (with a minimum of 148 children – under age of 16).
GRAPH 2TABLE 2 / n / % of total
female / 450 / 33.6
male / 886 / 66.1
trans / 4 / 0.3
total / 1340
TABLE 5 / n / % of total
single / 1021 / 76
single w. dependents / 139 / 10.5
couples / 6 / 0.5
couples w. dependents / 26 / 2
adults* / 1192 / ---
children* / 148 / 11.0
total / 1340 / ---
*minimum estimate
Accounting for non-responder data
Non-respondent organisations account for approximately 446 bed spaces. Assuming 100% occupancy rates, the actual numbers of adults and children in temporary accommodation (other than the NIHE data) would be 1786.
4 residents across the 65 (non-NIHE) projects were identified as Trans[2]. This represented 0.3% of the (non-NIHE) temporary accommodation population. Data numbers of Trans not provided within NIHE dataset.
See Appendix 4 for breakdown of single and couples with/out dependents by age.
SUPPORT NEEDS OF RESIDENTS
Table 6, below, details the support needs specified for current residents across temporary accommodation settings (CHNI data only). According to data[3]:
· One in three residents cited as having mental health issues;
· 28% cited as having a history of homelessness and/or repeat homelessness; and
· 28.5% cited as having alcohol and/or drug issues.
No equivalent NIHE data available.
TABLE 6 / RANKING / n / %mental health issues / 1 / 443 / 33.1
history of repeat homelessness / 2 / 376 / 28.1
alcohol issues / 3 / 366 / 27.3
drugs issues / 4 / 284 / 21.2
literacy issues / 5 / 223 / 16.6
history of offending behaviours / .. / 186 / 13.9
physical health problems / .. / 150 / 11.2
problems in daily functioning / .. / 139 / 10.4
fleeing domestic violence / .. / 118 / 8.8
rough sleeping / .. / 111 / 8.3
disability / .. / 109 / 8.1
not able to speak English / .. / 102 / 7.6
other reasons / .. / 95 / 7.1
leaving care / .. / 88 / 6.6
foreign national / .. / 87 / 6.5
leaving prison / .. / 79 / 5.9
learning difficulties / .. / 66 / 4.9
Lesbian / Gay / Bisexual / Trans / .. / 43 / 3.2
Asylum seeker / refugee / 19 / 34 / 2.5
PRIMARY REASON FOR HOMELESSNESS
Due to data structure differences, direct, detailed comparisons between reasons given within the NIHE and CHNI datasets cannot be conducted. Data are presented separately.
CHNI data
Family breakdown (20%) was the main reason given for residents’ homelessness. Approximately 7% cited fleeing domestic violence – this can be further broken down into 6% (n=87) fleeing a partner, with the remaining 1.2% fleeing a family member (n=17).
TABLE 7: PRIMARY REASONS FOR HOMELESSNESS (CHNI DATA).PRIMARY REASON GIVEN / NUMBER / RANK / %
Family breakdown / 290 / 1 / 20.1
Alcohol related issues / 172 / 2 / 11.9
Mental health issues / 107 / 3 / 7.4
Fleeing domestic violence / 104 / 4 / 7.2
Substance use issues / 83 / 5 / 5.7
Accommodation not suitable / 79 / … / 5.5
Relationship breakdown / 77 / … / 5.3
Leaving prison / 75 / … / 5.2
Other / 56 / … / 3.9
Leaving care / 48 / … / 3.3
Given notice by landlord (not for ASB or arrears) / 38 / … / 2.6
No accommodation in Northern Ireland / 36 / … / 2.5
Eviction / repossession / 29 / … / 2.0
Can’t afford rent / mortgage / 26 / … / 1.8
Abandoned a tenancy / 22 / =15 / 1.5
Harassment from neighbours / tenants / 21 / … / 1.5
eviction (ASB) / 20 / … / 1.4
Loss job (and related accommodation) / 17 / … / 1.2
Leaving hospital / 12 / … / 0.8
Physical health issues / 10 / … / 0.7
Failed asylum claim / 8 / … / 0.6
Not stated / 7 / … / 0.5
Bereavement / 3 / 23 / 0.2
1340
NIHE data