You have enquired if we have more recent data available since the information we provided you in November 2024. There are limited updates in that time, but the most relevant are as follows: • We presented a detailed report of all the action taken and progress made to tackle st the housing emergency to Council on November 21 2024, and this can be accessed here: HOUSING EMERGENCY: LHS ANNUAL UPDATE This report, at para. 4.19, includes a set of proposed metrics which will be used to monitor progress in tackling the housing emergency on an annual basis. st th • From 1 April 2024 – 24 January 2025 we have taken 375 homeless applications which is a 3.8% decrease (15 applications) on the same period in 23/24. • We have seen an overall reduction in the number of permanent houses being allocated by the Registered Social Landlords – there has been a 15% reduction in the number of allocations to date in 24/25 (92 less allocations) compared to the same period in 23/24.