Temporary accommodation allocation AI — officer-led.

What this is for

Local authority homelessness teams face record temporary accommodation pressure. Officers spend large portions of their day filtering spreadsheets, provider lists and inboxes to find suitable matches. Jigsaw TA Allocation AI takes the household profile and the live accommodation inventory, applies hard-rule filters (bedroom need, accessibility, excluded boroughs, availability, compliance, budget), scores remaining properties 0–100 and surfaces the top 3–5 with plain-English explanations and risk flags.

What this is not

This is not a fully automated allocation system. It does not replace the housing officer. It does not make legally binding decisions. Article 22 of the UK GDPR is respected by design — every recommendation is reviewed and approved (or rejected) by an authorised officer who logs a reason.

Typical benefits

• Significant reduction in time to produce an officer-ready shortlist.
• Cost visibility across the inventory — weekly cost, budget variance, B&B exposure.
• Audit-ready decisions for ombudsman, complaints and internal review.
• Risk and safeguarding surfaced early — confidential addresses, accessibility, statutory limits.

Procurement-friendly

Designed to support UK GDPR-aligned processing, DPIA documentation and ISO-aligned security controls. No certifications claimed unless evidenced. Officer-led, audit-ready, procurement-friendly.