I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act.
1. The number of people who have been housed in temporary accommodation, who made homelessness or emergency applications in each of the past five years.
Please provide a breakdown for:
2020-2021
2021-2022
2022-2023
2023-present
2. The number of people in each of the different types of temporary accommodation who made homelessness or emergency applications in each of the past five years.
By 'type of temporary accommodation' I mean hostels, B and Bs, council properties, private rentals, etc.
The answer to this could look something like this:
2020 x in Hostels; y in private rentals, etc Please provide a breakdown for:
2020-2021
2021-2022
2022-2023
2023-present
3. The average length of time people spent in temporary accommodation who made homelessness or emergency applications in each of the past five years.
Please provide a breakdown for:
2020-2021
2021-2022
2022-2023
2023-present
4. The gross cost to the council of temporary accommodation for people who made homelessness or emergency applications in each of the past five years.
Please provide a breakdown of costs for each year by each type of accommodation (2011 £x on Hostels; £y on private rentals, etc.) Please provide a breakdown for:
2020-2021
2021-2022
2022-2023
2023-present
5. The gross cost of payments to private companies/private individuals who provided temporary accommodation for people who made homelessness or emergency applications in each of the past five years.
(e.g landlords who own hostels that are used as temporary accommodation; private companies that run centres, etc).
Please provide the names of these private companies/individuals and details of all payments made to each over the last five years. (e.g Company X received £x in 2012, £y in 2013)