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FOI request (FOIR-465332231)
Temporary / emergency accommodation
Requested Mon 14 November 2022
Responded Tue 22 November 20221. How much (in GBP) did the local authority spend on temporary / emergency accommodation during the financial year 2021/22?
2. How much (in GBP) is the local authority predicted to spend on temporary / emergency accommodation during the financial year 2022/23?
3. How many households does the local authority currently have in temporary / emergency accommodation?
4. What is the average number of people per household, currently housed in temporary / emergency accommodation?
5. What percentage of the local authority's use of temporary / emergency accommodation is secured from Bed and Breakfast accommodation?
6. What percentage of the local authority's use of temporary / emergency accommodation is secured from other private landlords (not Bed and Breakfast)?
7. Of the total number of households housed in temporary / emergency accommodation, how many are currently housed in Bed and Breakfast accommodation?
8. Does the local authority undertake work on private rented properties for the purposes of making them habitable for use as longer-term accommodation?
9. Of the spend on temporary / emergency accommodation, what percentage is attributed to Bed and Breakfast accommodation, and what percentage is attributed to accommodation provided by private landlords?
10. Aside from other private landlord accommodation and Bed and Breakfast accommodation, what other sources of temporary / emergency accommodation does the local authority source?
11. In total, how many nights of households being housed in temporary / emergency accommodation have been funded by the local authority during this current financial year?
Response
1. £4,356,882
2. £6,982,000
3. 509 households as at 15/11/2022
4. We do not hold information in this format, but can confirm the following household makeup:
• 6-7 people or 4 children - 16x households
• 8+ people or 5+ children - 13x households
• Couple - 25x households
• Family with 2 children - 47x households
• Family with 3 children - 33x households
• Family with 1 child - 111x households
• Non-cohabiting couple - 2x households
• Single Person - 262x households
5. 'Other nightly paid, privately managed accommodation - shared facilities' (also known as 'Shared annexes'), and 'Bed and Breakfast' - 20.00%
6. 'Other nightly paid, privately managed accommodation, self-contained' (also known as 'Annexes'), and 'properties leased by the council' - 73%
7. 95x households in 'Other nightly paid, privately managed accommodation - shared facilities' (also known as 'Shared annexes'), 7x households in 'Bed and Breakfast'
8. The council does not undertake its own works on private rented property to make them habitable in the longer term as temporary accommodation. If there is a hazard identified at the property, then the Housing Options Team will expect the provider to address and put this right themselves in order for to continue using the property. If a serious hazard is found, then the Housing Renewal Team may issue a formal notice under the Housing Act if a Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) inspection is completed.
9. We do not hold information in this format, the spend for providers is not broken down by 'shared annexes' and 'annexes properties'.
10. Own stock and Register Provider stock
11. We do not hold information in this format but can confirm that the council part, or fully, fund our current placements.
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