Response 3562511

Response to request for information

Reference

3562511

Response date

19 September 2024

Request

1. The average length of time households spent in temporary accommodation (including b&bs and hotels) after making a homelessness application to the council (NB: The average time for households whose temporary accommodation finished within these time periods so won’t include recently made applications within time period.)
2. The average length of time households with children spent in temporary accommodation (including b&bs and hotels) after making a homelessness application to the council.
3. What is the longest time anyone is spending in temporary accommodation as of 31 July 2024?

Response

1. The average length of time households spent in temporary accommodation (including b&bs and hotels) after making a homelessness application to the council (NB: The average time for households whose temporary accommodation finished within these time periods so won’t include recently made applications within time period.)

   1. between April 1st 2020 and March 31st 2021- 5 weeks

       

   2. between April 1st 2021 and March 31st 2022 – 7 weeks

       

   3. between April 1st 2022 and March 2023 – 6 weeks

2. The average length of time households with children spent in temporary accommodation (including b&bs and hotels) after making a homelessness application to the council.

   1. between April 1st 2020 and March 31st 2021- 9 weeks

   2. between April 1st 2021 and March 31st 2022 – 9 weeks

   3. between April 1st 2022 and March 2023 – 7 weeks

3. What is the longest time anyone is spending in temporary accommodation as of 31 July 2024? 302 days