Annex 1 Changes to data fields in the H-CLIC requirement Previous field number Final field number Field name Change made Description of change 1.6 1.6 Assessment of circumstances and needs Categories updated Two categories removed – ‘Not threatened with homelessness within 56 days – assisted’ and ‘Not threatened with homelessness within 56 days – not assisted’. Replaced with ‘Not threatened with homelessness within 56 days’. Two categories added to identify legacy cases, and whether their homelessness was prevented or not: ‘Legacy case – not offered homelessness prevention activity’ ‘Legacy case – homelessness prevention activity undertaken’ 1.8 1.8 Sexual orientation of main applicant Categories updated The categories were updated following comments and upon advice from the Government Equalities Office. 1.9 1.9 Nationality List now available This was not available in August and has been included now. The categories replicate those in the P1E form. 1.10 1.10 Employment status of main applicant Categories updated In response to feedback, the following field was updated: ‘Government training scheme’ option changed to ‘Training scheme / apprenticeship’ 1.12 1.12 Benefits towards other living costs Categories updated ‘Not stated’ option changed to ‘No benefit claims made/refused to answer’ to more clearly record households who are not claiming benefits. 1.13 1.13 Accommodation at time of application Categories updated In response to feedback, the following categories were added: ‘Armed Forces accommodation’; ‘Tied accommodation’; ‘Looked after children placement’; ‘Temporary accommodation’; ‘Student accommodation’; ‘Left NASS accommodation’; ‘No fixed abode’; ‘Caravan/houseboat/tent’. Categories revised: The ‘No fixed abode’ suffix was removed from ‘Living with family’ and ‘Living with friends’ as these do not necessarily imply having no fixed abode. 1.14 1.14 Accommodation when last settled Categories updated Categories added: ‘Social rented or supported housing’, ‘Tied accommodation’, ‘Armed Forces accommodation’ Category revised: ‘Living with family’ changed to ‘Living with family or friends’ 1.15 1.15 Main reason for loss of settled home Categories updated Category revised: 'Fire or flood / other emergency e.g. repairs' changed to 'Fire or flood / other emergency'. 1.16 1.16 Reason for loss of Categories Category added: ‘Tenant abandoned property’
2.8 -- Postcode of current or last settled accommodation Field moved to annex Personal identifiable data fields have been removed from the People section of H-CLIC. 2.3 2.5 Gender Categories updated Categories added: ‘Transgender’; ‘Prefer not to say’; ‘Not known/other’. 2.10 2.5 Relationship Categories updated Category revised: ‘Parent’ changed to ‘Parent / guardian’ -- 2.6 Date joined household homeless application Field added This field was added to capture changes in household composition over the time that the case is open. -- 2.7 Date left household homeless application Field added This field was added to capture changes in household composition over the time that the case is open. 3.2 3.2 Support Needs of Main Applicant and Household members Categories updated Categories were added to capture additional and relevant support needs. Categories added: ‘At risk of/has experienced abuse (non-domestic abuse)’; ‘History of rough sleeping’; ‘Access to education, employment or training’. An additional category was added as a default option for legacy cases: ‘Legacy cases: support needs not known’ 4.4 4.4 Engaged with support needs Categories updated Category added: ‘No support needs’ 4.6 4.6 Reason Prevention Duty ended Categories updated Categories revised: ‘Wilfully refused to cooperate’ changed to ‘Refused to cooperate’ ‘Applicant deceased’ combined with ‘Withdrew application/ applicant deceased’ 4.7 -- Case status following Prevention Duty Field removed This field was removed as it is no longer considered necessary. -- 4.7 Temporary accommodation provided or duty owed Field added This field was added to identify whether temporary accommodation was provided or a temporary accommodation duty was owed at the end of the prevention duty. This will capture use of TA and route to the Temporary Accommodation table, rather than recording in the accommodation outcome field. 4.7 4.8 Accommodation outcome Categories updated Category removed: ‘Temporary accommodation arranged by the local authority’. Category revised: ‘Home ownership’ changed to ‘Owner occupier’, for consistency. 5.3 5.3 Relief activity Categories Category added: ‘Negotiation/mediation/ enforcement action to secure re-entry with
updated landlord’ 5.4 5.4 Engaged with support needs Categories updated Category added: ‘No support needs’ added 5.6 5.6 Reason Relief Duty ended Categories updated Category added: ‘Notice served due to refusal to cooperate’ Category revised: ‘Applicant deceased’ and ‘Withdrew application’ combined to become ‘Withdrew application/ applicant deceased’ Categories removed: ‘Wilfully refused to cooperate and refused final offer – priority need’ ‘Wilfully refused to cooperate and accepted final offer – priority need’ -- 5.7 Temporary accommodation provided or duty owed Field added This field was added to identify whether temporary accommodation was provided or a temporary accommodation duty was owed at the end of the prevention duty. This will capture use of TA and route to the Temporary Accommodation table, rather than recording in the accommodation outcome field. 5.8 5.8 Accommodation outcome Categories updated Category removed: ‘Temporary accommodation arranged by the local authority’. Category revised: ‘Home ownership’ changed to ‘Owner occupier’, for consistency. 6.2 6.2 Assistance with support needs Categories updated Category added: ‘Access to education, training or employment’ 7.2 7.2 Main duty decision date Field revised Field renamed to indicate it refers to the date of the main duty decision date. 7.3 7.3 Outcome of decision Field revised Field renamed. 7.3 7.3 Outcome of decision Categories updated Categories revised: ‘Homeless + priority need + unintentional – s193 duty’ revised to ‘Homeless + priority need + unintentionally homeless – s193(2) duty’ ‘Homeless + priority need + unintentional – duty owed but referred to another Local Authority’ revised to ‘Homeless + priority need + unintentionally homeless + no local connection - referred to another Local Authority’ ‘Homeless + priority need + intentional’ revised to ‘Homeless + priority need + intentionally homeless’
‘Homeless + priority need + unintentionally homeless – owed a 2 year reapplication duty s195A(1)’ Categories added: ‘Homeless + priority need + intentionally homeless’ ‘Homeless + no priority need’ ‘Homeless + priority need + unintentionally homeless – refused to cooperate (s193C(4) duty owed)’ ‘Homeless + priority need + unintentionally homeless – owed a 2 year reapplication duty s195A(1)’ ‘Not homeless’ -- 7.4 Relief offered to legacy cases Field added Whether legacy cases were offered relief, if found to be intentionally homeless or not to have priority need. 7.4 7.5 Priority need decision Categories updated Categories revised: ‘Ill health’ added to ‘In priority need: vulnerable as result of physical disability / ill health’ ‘21+’ added to ‘In priority need: vulnerable as a care leaver 21+’ Categories added: ‘In priority need: vulnerable as result of learning difficulty’ ‘In priority need: vulnerable for other special reason’ -- 7.6 Temporary accommodation provided or duty owed Field added This field was added to identify whether temporary accommodation was provided or a temporary accommodation duty was owed at the end of the prevention duty. This will capture use of TA and route to the Temporary Accommodation table, rather than recording in the accommodation outcome field. 7.8 7.7 Accommodation outcome Categories updated Category removed: ‘Temporary accommodation arranged by the local authority’. Category revised: ‘Home ownership’ changed to ‘Owner occupier’, for consistency. 7.7 8.3 Reason the Section 193(2), the section 193C(4) or the section 195A(1) duty Categories updated Category removed: ‘Made own arrangements’ Category added: ‘Applicant withdrew or lost contact’