Response 3645606

Response to request for information

Reference

3645606

Response date

12 March 2025

Request

Council’s expenditure on temporary accommodation for homeless individuals and families. Please can you provide the following information:

1. The total amount spent by the council on temporary accommodation in each of the last five financial years (2019/20 to 2023/24).
2. A breakdown of this spending, specifically:
• The amount spent on B&Bs and hotels as temporary accommodation in each of the last five financial years.
• The number of households placed in B&Bs/hotels each year.
3. The longest continuous period any household has spent in B&B/hotel accommodation in the last 12 months.
4. The average length of stay in B&B/hotel accommodation for homeless households in the last 12 months.

I would also like to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding the condition of council housing in your local authority. Please can you provide the following information:

1. The total number of council-owned homes managed by the local authority currently classified as not fit for human habitation under the Housing Act 2004 or deemed non-decent under the Decent Homes Standard.
2. A breakdown of the reasons why these homes have been classified as unfit (e.g., damp/mould, structural issues, electrical hazards, lack of heating, etc.).
3. The number of complaints from tenants about poor housing conditions received by the council in each of the last five financial years (2019/20 to 2023/24).
4. The amount spent on repairs and maintenance of council homes in each of the last five financial years.

Response

1. The total amount spent by the council on temporary accommodation in each of the last five financial years (2019/20 to 2023/24).

   • 2019/20 - £70,310.38

      

   • 2020/21 - £102,139.93

      

   • 2021/22 - £120,663.56

      

   • 2022/23 - £105,309.97

      

   • 2023/24 - £106,526.07

2. A breakdown of this spending, specifically:
   • The amount spent on B&Bs and hotels as temporary accommodation in each of the last five financial years.
     • As above
   • The number of households placed in B&Bs/hotels each year.

     • 2019/20 - 36

        

     • 2020/21 - 56

        

     • 2021/22 - 56

        

     • 2022/23 - 58

        

     • 2023/24 - 48

3. The longest continuous period any household has spent in B&B/hotel accommodation in the last 12 months.
   • 119 days
4. The average length of stay in B&B/hotel accommodation for homeless households in the last 12 months.
   • 4 weeks

I would also like to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding the condition of council housing in your local authority. Please can you provide the following information:

1. The total number of council-owned homes managed by the local authority currently classified as not fit for human habitation under the Housing Act 2004 or deemed non-decent under the Decent Homes Standard.
   • the Council transferred it's housing stock in 2003.
2. A breakdown of the reasons why these homes have been classified as unfit (e.g., damp/mould, structural issues, electrical hazards, lack of heating, etc.).
   • the Council transferred it's housing stock in 2003.
3. The number of complaints from tenants about poor housing conditions received by the council in each of the last five financial years (2019/20 to 2023/24).
   • the Council transferred it's housing stock in 2003.
4. The amount spent on repairs and maintenance of council homes in each of the last five financial years.
   • the Council transferred it's housing stock in 2003.