FOI request (FOIR-600528037)

Temporary accommodation and homeless

Requested Thu 28 March 2024
Responded Fri 14 June 2024

I am requesting the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:

1. The amount of money the council paid to providers of temporary accommodation in calendar year 2023, broken down by individual provider (showing how much was paid to each provider). If the information is not available by calendar year, please provide the figures for the 2023/24 financial year (year-to-date if necessary).

2. The number of households currently living in temporary accommodation. This includes households that the council has placed inside or outside the local authority area, but excludes households placed inside the local authority area by other councils.

3. Of the placements referred to in response to question 2, how many placements have their rent fully covered by the government subsidy for temporary accommodation costs (that is, up to 90 percent of January 2011 Local Housing Allowance rates)?

4. In calendar year 2023, how many households did the council assess as having made themselves 'intentionally homeless' due to rent arrears?

5. In calendar year 2023, how many households did the council end its homelessness duty towards due to the household's refusal to accept an offer of housing outside the local authority area?

Response

Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding.

1. Please see the attached document.

2. This information is available on .gov.uk website:

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

3. None, the only temporary accommodation that subsidy fully covers are the placements made in Hastings Borough Council owned properties because we get full subsidy for anything considered 'reasonable'. They are not based on 90% of the 2011 LHA rates.

4. 16

5. 0