196501-294161 FOI Housing

Short Description
Temporary Accommodation Costs
Reference number
FOI196501-294161
Date
14/11/2022
Request

Please may you kindly supply the following information:

1. How much (in GBP) did the local authority spend on temporary / emergency accommodation during the financial year 2021/22?

2. How much (in GBP) is the local authority predicted to spend on temporary / emergency accommodation during the financial year 2022/23?

3. How many households does the local authority currently have in temporary / emergency accommodation?

4. What is the average number of people per household, currently housed in temporary / emergency accommodation?

5. What percentage of the local authority’s use of temporary / emergency accommodation is secured from B&B accommodation?

6. What percentage of the local authority’s use of temporary / emergency accommodation is secured from other private landlords (not B&B)?

7. Of the total number of households housed in temporary / emergency accommodation, how many are currently housed in B&B accommodation?

8. Does the local authority undertake work on private rented properties for the purposes of making them habitable for use as longer-term accommodation?

9. Of the spend on temporary / emergency accommodation, what percentage is attributed to B&B accommodation, and what percentage is attributed to accommodation provided by private landlords?

10. Aside from other private landlord accommodation and B&B accommodation, what other sources of temporary / emergency accommodation does the local authority source?

11. In total, how many nights of households being housed in temporary / emergency accommodation have been funded by the local authority during this current financial year?

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