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Response 2596645

Response to request for information

Reference

2596645

Response date

1 March 2024

Request

  1. Between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2023, has your council used caravans and/or holiday parks to provide temporary accommodation to people presenting as homeless. Please provide a Yes/No answer. By presenting as homeless, I mean people who have presented to the council as homeless, and who the council has a duty to house, and therefore provided temporary accommodation before finding more secure housing. 
  • 1a. If yes, please can you also provide:
    • The name of the caravan/holiday park accommodation provider
    • The amount paid by the council to the caravan/holiday park accommodation provider per financial year
    • The number of people housed in caravans/holiday park accommodation
  1. Between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2023, has your council used hotels to provide temporary accommodation to people presenting as homeless. Please provide a Yes/No answer.
  • 2a. If yes, please can you also provide:
    • The name of the hotel accommodation provider 
    • The amount paid by the council to the accommodation provider per financial year
    • The number of people in hotel accommodation
  1. Between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2023, has your council provided tents to provide temporary accommodation to people presenting as homeless. Please provide a Yes/No answer.
  • 3a.If yes, please can you also provide:
    • The total costs spent on tents per financial year
    • The number of people to have received tents

Response

  1. Between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2023, has your council used caravans and/or holiday parks to provide temporary accommodation to people presenting as homeless. Please provide a Yes/No answer. By presenting as homeless, I mean people who have presented to the council as homeless, and who the council has a duty to house, and therefore provided temporary accommodation before finding more secure housing. No
  • 1a. If yes, please can you also provide:
    • The name of the caravan/holiday park accommodation provider
    • The amount paid by the council to the caravan/holiday park accommodation provider per financial year
    • The number of people housed in caravans/holiday park accommodation
  1. Between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2023, has your council used hotels to provide temporary accommodation to people presenting as homeless. Please provide a Yes/No answer. Yes
  • 2a. If yes, please can you also provide:
    • The name of the hotel accommodation provider - any hotels which are available. 
    • The amount paid by the council to the accommodation provider per financial year - varies for each booking. 
    • The number of people in hotel accommodation - we currently have 6 households in hotel/B&B accommodation.
  1. Between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2023, has your council provided tents to provide temporary accommodation to people presenting as homeless. Please provide a Yes/No answer. No
  • 3a.If yes, please can you also provide:
    • The total costs spent on tents per financial year
    • The number of people to have received tents

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