Version: 1.0.1 | Published: 7 Jan 2026 | Updated: 0 days ago
Better Outcomes through linked Data Homelessness and Offending dataset – England
Dataset
Summary
Citation:
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), Ministry of
Justice (MoJ), released 07 January 2026, ONS SRS Metadata Catalogue, dataset,
Better Outcomes through linked Data Homelessness and Offending dataset –
England, https://doi.org/10.57906/6kjb-xn15
DOI Name:
Documentation
Description:
This dataset has been produced as a part of the Better Outcomes through Linked Data (BOLD) programme. Each record in the dataset gives information about a single person and their individual housing support and offending (custodial and/or probation) journey.
Information relating to housing support claim has been extracted MHCLG Homelessness Case Level Information Collection (HCLIC) dataset include reasons for homelessness, age, gender, ethnicity, household type, and support needs; as well as their outcomes at each stage and how households progress through the homelessness system, including type of accommodation secured.
Information on offender characteristics is extracted from three HMPPS operational databases; Prison National Offender Management System (p-NOMIS), the National Delius System (NDelius) and the Offender Assessment System (OASys). Details from these datasets include details on the main offence, sentence and release including for example age, gender, ethnicity, offence category, and key dates, providing information on movements through the system and their release and recall (if applicable).
As part of BOLD, records have been deidentified and deduplicated, using MoJs probabilistic record linkage package, Splink, so that a unique identifier is assigned to all records believed to relate to the same person, allowing for longitudinal analysis and investigation of appearances in different datasets. This aims to improve on data links across government. This opens up the potential to better understand any associations between housing support and offending ‘journeys’ so that action can be taken to reduce the risk of poor housing outcomes and of reoffending.
Coverage
Spatial
Spatial Coverage:
England
Geographical Levels:
local authority district
Temporal
Start Date:
01 January 2011
Latest Data:
31 January 2023
Frequency:
IRREGULAR
Distribution Release Date:
07 January 2026
Provenance
Source:
- Survey
- Linked
Access and Governance
Usage
Condition of Access:
Access needs approval
Condition of Use:
Output required for approval
Resource Creator:
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), Ministry of
Justice (MoJ)
Access
Access Service:
- Safe Rooms, SafePods
- Assured Organisational Connectivity – office based
- Assured Organisational Connectivity – remote access
Jurisdictions:
GB-EAW
Data Controller:
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), Ministry of
Justice (MoJ)
Access Level:
Access Level 3
Format and Standards
Languages:
en
Formats:
CSV
Origin
Name:
ONS Secure Research Service