ID 2004: Homelessness Assistance Decisions for English Local Authorities, 2004

Administrative data from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister tracks the percentage of households receiving a decision on homelessness assistance applications. This indicator, part of the Wider Barriers Subdomain, covers all Local Authority Districts in England for the year 2004, using data from 2002. The Office for National Statistics publishes this dataset under the OGL-UK-3.0 license.

Use Cases

• Benchmark local authority performance on homelessness application processing based on the reported percentage indicator.
• Analyze geographic disparities in housing assistance provision across English Local Authority Districts.
• Model correlations between homelessness decision rates and other social barriers mentioned in the Wider Barriers Subdomain.
• Track administrative efficiency in homelessness services for the specific year 2004.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from official administrative records of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
• Geographic coverage is complete for all Local Authority Districts in England.
• The dataset is part of a structured subdomain (Wider Barriers) for indicator analysis.
• License information (OGL-UK-3.0) is clearly specified.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from a single year (2004, using 2002 data), limiting longitudinal analysis.

Provenance

Source

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM)

Collection Method

Administrative data

Time Range

2004 (using 2002 data)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:05.026733; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England, Local Authority District (LAD)