Sheltered Accommodation

Summary

The requester asked for statistics on individuals under 65 living in sheltered accommodation on the Isle of Man, but the Department of Infrastructure responded that they do not hold this information as they do not manage such housing.

Key Facts

• The Department of Infrastructure does not manage any sheltered accommodation on the Isle of Man.
• Sheltered housing is provided by a variety of public sector and private providers.
• Examples of private schemes mentioned include Cannon Court, Ian Cannel Court, and St Ninians Scheme.
• The Department provided a list of contact information for Public Sector Housing Authorities to assist the requester.
• The request was processed under the Freedom of Information Act 2015.

Data Disclosed

• 433133
• 427534
• 2018-04-13
• 2018-04-17
• 65
• IM1 2RF
• 01624 686642

Exemptions Cited

• Information not held

Original Request

I recently made a Freedom of Information Request regarding sheltered housing, the reference number is 427534, to the Department of Health and social Care. They were unable to respond to my request, and advised that I should repeat the request to the Department of Infrastructure. My question was, I would like to know how many people on the island are in sheltered accommodation under the age of sixty five. If there are any I would like to know under which local authorities areas they are. I wish to add that I am not interested in individuals private affairs, merely to find out if exceptional circumstances apply to them to live in sheltered accommodation.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Department of Infrastructure Sea Terminal Building, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2RF

Contact: Maggie Farmer Telephone: (01624) 686642 Email: foi.doi@gov.im

Our ref: 433133 17 April 2018

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 13 April 2018 and which states:

"I recently made a Freedom of Information Request regarding sheltered housing, the reference number is 427534, to the Department of Health and social Care. They were unable to respond to my request, and advised that I should repeat the request to the Department of Infrastructure. My question was, I would like to know how many people on the island are in sheltered accommodation under the age of sixty five. If there are any I would like to know under which local authorities areas they are. I wish to add that I am not interested in individuals private affairs, merely to find out if exceptional circumstances apply to them to live in sheltered accommodation."

This request is being handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2015.

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the public authority does not hold or cannot, after taking reasonable steps to do so, find the information that you have requested. This is because the Department of Infrastructure does not manage any sheltered accommodation. There are a variety of sheltered housing providers on the Island, both public sector as well as private schemes such as Cannon Court in Kirk Michael, Ian Cannel Court in Douglas and St Ninians Scheme by Hartford Homes. These examples are only a proportion of the Island’s sheltered housing providers. In order to assist you, we have attached a list of the contact information for the Public Sector Housing Authorities who you may wish to contact directly. In addition, you may find more information about housing authorities on the Department’s Public Estates and Housing Webpage at https://www.gov.im/categories/home-and-neighbourhood/affordable-housing/public- sector-housing/public-sector-older-persons-sheltered-housing/

Please quote the reference number 433133 in any future communications.

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your freedom of information request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response, by completing a complaint form and submitting it electronically or by delivery/post to us at
Department of Infrastructure Sea Terminal Building, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2RF

Contact: Maggie Farmer Telephone: (01624) 686642 Email: foi.doi@gov.im

An electronic version of our complaint form can be found by going to our website at https://services.gov.im/freedom-of-information/Review . If you would like a paper version of our complaint form to be sent to you by post, please contact me and I will be happy to arrange for this. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made as soon as practicable. We will respond as soon as the review has been concluded.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner for a decision on; 1. Whether we have responded to your request for information in accordance with Part 2 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015; or 2. Whether we are justified in refusing to give you the information requested.
In response to an application for review, the Information Commissioner may, at any time, attempt to resolve a matter by negotiation, conciliation, mediation or another form of alternative dispute resolution and will have regard to any outcome of this in making any subsequent decision. More detailed information on your right to a review can be found on the Information Commissioner’s website at www.inforights.im. Should you have any queries concerning this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Further information about freedom of information requests can be found at www.gov.im/foi. I will now close your request as of this date.

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Response Team