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Examples to illustrate how to complete questions 4, 4a and 4b

Example 1

Application number 543, date of application 12/7/2018, has the following members:

Bill Smith       Aged 35

Jill Smith        Aged 30

Jane Smith    Aged 15 (a child)

Application number 1043, date of application 12/7/2019, has the following members:

Bill Smith       Aged 36

Jill Smith        Aged 31                    

Jane Smith    Aged 16 (no longer dependent - therefore recorded as an adult)

Assuming it is the same Bill, Jill and Jane Smith, and that none of them have applied since 12/7/2018, then questions 4, 4a and 4b (on application number 1043) would be completed as follows:

• question 4:    543 (application number of most recent associated application)
• question 4a: 0 (for no) – adults are not the same as Jane is now an adult
• question 4b: 0 (for no) – no longer children as part of application

Example 2

Application number 1543, date of application 12/6/2020, has the following member:

Jane Smith    Aged 17 (a single adult)

Assuming it is the same Jane Smith that applied in July 2019, and that she has not applied since, then the answers to questions 4, 4a and 4b (on application number 1543) would be completed as follows:

• question 4:    1043 (application number of most recent associated application)
• question 4a: 0 (for no) – adults are not the same as Jane is single applicant
• question 4b: 1 (for yes) – no children on previous application nor this one

Example 3

Application number 1643, date of application 12/7/2020, has the following members:

Bill Smith       Aged 37

Jill Smith        Aged 32

Jane Smith    Aged 17 (not dependent so recorded as an adult)

Again assuming it is the same Bill, Jill and Jane Smith who have already applied, and that none have applied since the application made by Jane on 12/6/2020, then questions 4, 4a and 4b (on application number 1643) would be completed as follows:

• question 4:    1543 (application number of most recent associated application)
• question 4a: 0 (for no) – adults are not the same
• question 4b: 1 (for yes) – no children on previous application nor this one

Example 4

Application number 1843, date of application 12/12/2020, has the following members:

Bill Smith       Aged 37

Jill Smith        Aged 32

Jane Smith    Aged 17 (not dependent so recorded as an adult)

Tom Smith    Aged 2 months

Again assuming these are the same Bill, Jill and Jane Smith who have already applied, and that none have applied since the application made on 12/7/2020, then questions 4, 4a and 4b (on application number 1843) would be completed as follows:

• question 4:    1643 (application number of most recent associated application)
• question 4a: 1 (for yes) – adults are the same
• question 4b: 0 (for no) – child(ren) now part of the application

Example 5

Application number 2843, date of application 12/12/2021, has the following members:

Bill Smith       Aged 38

Jill Smith        Aged 33

Jane Smith    Aged 18 (not dependent so recorded as an adult)

Bob Brown    Aged 20

Tom Smith    Aged 1

John Brown  Aged 3

Again assuming these are the same Smith’s who have already applied, and that none have applied since the application made on 12/12/2020, and that Bob and John have not applied before, then questions 4, 4a and 4b (on application number 2843) would be completed as follows:

• question 4:    1843 (application number of most recent associated application)
• question 4a: 0 (for no) – adults are not the same
• question 4b: 1 (for yes) – child(ren) still part of the application

Flowchart to illustrate how to complete questions 4, 4a and 4b

Flowchart with yes and no flows illustrating how to complete questions 4, 4a and 4b about if and how to record a previous associated homelessness application.