FOI Request - Charity Referrals, Sanctions

Request 101002543460

1. For the month of March 2020 could you please provide:
a. The total number of people referred to charities or third sector organisations for support by the local authority
b. Of these, the number which were families with children
c. In each case, could you please provide the reason for the referral – e.g. food, clothing, nappies and baby accessories/equipment, heating/energy, electrical products, damage to property or repairs, assistance with domestic abuse, any other reason [please state the reason]
d. For each category, could you please provide charity which they were referred to - – e.g. Aberlour, Save the Children, Barnardo’s, any others [please state each charity]
2. For the month of March 2020 could you please provide:
a. The total number of people referred who were the subject of  some form of sanction or disallowance from the DWP
b. Of these, the number which were families with children

3. For the month of April 2020 could you please provide:

a. The total number of people referred to charities or third sector organisations for support by the local authority
b. Of these, the number which were families with children
c. In each case, could you please provide the reason for the referral – e.g. food, clothing, nappies and baby accessories/equipment, heating/energy, electrical products, damage to property or repairs, assistance with domestic abuse, any other reason [please state the reason]
d. For each category, could you please provide charity which they were referred to – e.g. Aberlour, Save the Children, Barnardo’s, any others [please state each charity]
4. For the month of April 2020 could you please provide:

a. The total number of people referred who were the subject of  some form of sanction or disallowance from the DWP
b. Of these, the number which were families with children

5. For the month of May 2020 could you please provide:
a. The total number of people referred to charities or third sector organisations for support by the local authority
b. Of these, the number which were families with children
c. In each case, could you please provide the reason for the referral – e.g. food, clothing, nappies and baby accessories/equipment, heating/energy, electrical products, damage to property or repairs, assistance with domestic abuse, any other reason [please state the reason]
d. For each category, could you please provide charity which they were referred to – e.g. Aberlour, Save the Children, Barnardo’s, any others [please state each charity]
6. For the month of May 2020 could you please provide:

a. The total number of people referred who were the subject of  some form of sanction or disallowance from the DWP
c. Of these, the number which were families with children

7. For the month of June 2020 could you please provide:
e. The total number of people referred to charities or third sector organisations for support by the local authority
f. Of these, the number which were families with children
g. In each case, could you please provide the reason for the referral – e.g. food, clothing, nappies and baby accessories/equipment, heating/energy, electrical products, damage to property or repairs, assistance with domestic abuse, any other reason [please state the reason]
h. For each category, could you please provide charity which they were referred to – e.g. Aberlour, Save the Children, Barnardo’s, any others [please state each charity]
8. For the month of June 2020 could you please provide:

b. The total number of people referred who were the subject of  some form of sanction or disallowance from the DWP
d. Of these, the number which were families with children

I would like to receive this information electronically, please.
For ease of collation, I’d be grateful if you please provide the information for each part of the request in the tables below. [See attached - is just a breakdown of the questions above in a table format.]

Response 29-07-2020

Please find the requested information attached here.