Details and information relating to veterans on housing register from 2020/21 to date
Request received 13 May 2026
I am requesting information relating to applicants identified as veterans of the UK Armed Forces within your authority’s housing and homelessness services.
Please provide the following information for each financial year from 2020/21 to the most recent complete year available.
Please provide the data in Excel or CSV format where possible.
1. Housing Register
Please provide:
• The number of households on the housing register identified as veterans of the UK Armed Forces.
• The number of veteran households added to the housing register during each reporting year.
2. Social Housing Allocations
Please provide:
• The number of veteran households allocated social housing.
3. Homelessness Applications
Please provide:
• The number of homelessness applications where the applicant was identified as a veteran of the UK Armed Forces.
• The number of veteran households owed:
• Prevention Duty
• Relief Duty
• Main Housing Duty
4. Temporary Accommodation
Please provide:
• The number of veteran households placed into temporary accommodation.
5. Armed Forces Covenant Recording
Please confirm:
• Whether your authority records Armed Forces veteran status within housing or homelessness systems.
• Whether veteran status is recorded through self-identification or another method.
• Whether your authority has specific housing guidance, policy, or procedures relating to the Armed Forces Covenant.
Responded 4 June 2026
1.
20/21, 21/22, 22/23, 23/24, 24/25
Households with Veterans identified 21, 18, 27, 36, 27
Veteran households added each year 2, 2, 0, 3, 2
2.
20/21, 21/22, 22/23, 23/24, 24/25
Veteran Households allocated social housing 3, 7, 4, 7, 5
Main Duty Owed 0, 0, 0, 1, 0
Prevention or relief Duty Owed 1, 1, 1, 2, 2
3.
Prevention Duty
2021-2022-6
2022-2023-1
2023-2024-2
2024-2025-0
2025-2026-1
Relief Duty
2021-2022- 2
2022-2023-3
2023-2024-0
2024-2025-1
2025-2026-2
Main Housing Duty
2021-2022-0
2022-2023- 0
2023-2024- 0
2024-2025-0
2025-2026-0
4. Temporary Accommodation
2021-2022-0
2022-2023-0
2023-2024-0
2024-2025-0
2025-2026-0
5.
• Yes we do
• Self-identification we ask at initial interview if they have served and also in the HomeLink application
• Armed Forces Covenant | East Cambridgeshire District Council