Under 30-year-olds spending on rent (FOI)

Request 

A 

What percentage of under 30-year-olds in Jersey have to spend more than 30% of their pay on rent in 

i) Social housing

ii) Private rentals 

B

How is rent measured in Jersey?

C

Are the levels of evictions increasing, stable, or falling?

D

What percentage of homes are let as second homes or holiday homes in Jersey?

Response

A

The information requested is not held by the Government of Jersey. Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 therefore applies.

B

Specific information on how rent is measured in Jersey is not held, however, the following Statistics Jersey reports include information and measures on housing costs in Jersey:

C

The information requested is not held by the Government of Jersey. Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 therefore applies.

D

Information relating to second homes in Jersey is publicly available on www.gov.je in response to previous Freedom of Information requests. Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied.

Second homes in Jersey FOI (gov.je)

Articles applied

Article 3 - Meaning of "information held by a public authority"

For the purposes of this Law, information is held by a public authority if –

(a) it is held by the authority, otherwise than on behalf of another person; or

(b) it is held by another person on behalf of the authority.

Article 23 - Information accessible to applicant by other means

(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it is reasonably available to the applicant, otherwise than under this Law, whether or not free of charge.

(2) A scheduled public authority that refuses an application for information on this ground must make reasonable efforts to inform the applicant where the applicant may obtain the information.