Response 2544998

Response to request for information

Reference

2544998

Response date

28 December 2023

Request

1. Could you please provide me with a breakdown of the number of individuals/families you housed in temporary accommodation each year for the previous four years? Could you please break this down by financial year starting from 2019/20?

2. Could you please provide me with the total amount spent on temporary accommodation across the last five years? Could you please break this down by financial year starting 2019/20

3. Could you please provide the names of all of the companies you paid for accommodation that was used as temporary accommodation across the last four years? Could you please break this down by financial year starting 2019/20?

Response

1. Could you please provide me with a breakdown of the number of individuals/families you housed in temporary accommodation each year for the previous four years? Could you please break this down by financial year starting from 2019/20?

   • 2019 – 2020 - 23

      

   • 2020 – 2021 - 48

      

   • 2021 – 2022 - 56

      

   • 2022 – 2023 - 54

2. Could you please provide me with the total amount spent on temporary accommodation across the last five years? Could you please break this down by financial year starting 2019/20

   • 2019 – 2020 - £70,310.38

      

   • 2020 – 2021 - £102,139.93

      

   • 2021 – 2022 - £153,267.41

      

   • 2022 – 2023 - £150,094.69

      

   • 2023 – Date - £75,585.57

3. Could you please provide the names of all of the companies you paid for accommodation that was used as temporary accommodation across the last four years? Could you please break this down by financial year starting 2019/20?

Details not provided due to exemption under section 38 as complying with this request would likely endanger someone’s physical, mental health or safety. Disclosure of the providers which the Council uses for temporary accommodation placement may put vulnerable groups at risk who are placed there such as survivors of domestic abuse.