FOI request (FOIR-569499563)

Temporary Accommodation

Requested Thu 14 December 2023
Responded  Tue 09 January 2024

Please could you provide me with the following information:

1. The number of households housed by the Council in temporary accommodation in total. Please give the figure for each year 2018 to 2023.

2. The number of households housed by the Council in temporary accommodation outside the Council's area. Please give the figure for each year 2018 to 2023. Please include the other Council areas households have been placed in. If you cannot provide this information, then please just provide the number of households.

3. The number of deaths of people whilst housed by the Council in temporary accommodation in total. Please give the figure for each year 2018 to 2023. Please include the cause of death or suspected cause of death. If you cannot provide any of this information, then please just provide the number of deaths.

4. The number of deaths of people whilst housed by the Council in temporary accommodation outside the Council's area. Please give the figure for each year 2018 to 2023. Please include the cause of death or suspected cause of death. If you cannot provide any of this information, then please just provide the number of deaths.

5. The amount the council has spent on out-of-council area temporary accommodation. Please give the figure for each year 2018 to 2023.

6. The longest length of time a household has been in temporary accommodation.

Response

1. This information is available on the .gov.uk website at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness

2. Please see attached spreadsheet.

3. Please see attached spreadsheet. We do not hold information on the cause of death.

4. Please see attached spreadsheet. We do not hold information on the cause of death.

5. We are unable to breakdown the spend on out of area placements as we do not record it in this format.

6. 2377 days

Attachments

• FOIR-569499563_FOIR-569499563_1-FOIR-569499563_information.xlsx