FOI request (FOIR-691178682)

Temporary accommodation spending

Requested Thu 27 February 2025
Responded Fri 28 March 2025

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:

a. The amount spent on bed and breakfasts, and hotels as temporary accommodation in each of the last five financial years.

b. The number of households placed in bed and breakfasts/hotels each year.

3. The longest continuous period any household has spent in bed and breakfasts/hotel accommodation in the last 12 months.

4. The average length of stay in bed and breakfast/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:

5. 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.

6. A breakdown of the reasons why these homes have been classified as unfit (for example, damp/mould, structural issues, electrical hazards, lack of heating, and so on).

7. 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).

9. The amount spent on repairs and maintenance of council homes in each of the last five financial years.

If possible, please provide this data in an Excel or CSV format.

Response

1. and 2a. Please see attached spreadsheet showing year by year expenditure.

Bed and Breakfasts/Hotels - Amount Spent:

2019/20 - £14,628.38

2020/21 - £22,218.00

2021/22 - £16,639.83

2022/23 - £143,099.25

2023/24 - £100,198.17

2b. Bed and Breakfasts/Hotels - Number of Households:

2019/2020 - 2

2020/2021 - 9

2021/2022 - 14

2022/2023 - 13

2023/2024 - 2

3. 1x household, average and longest = 17 days

4. We do not currently have anyone placed in Bed and Breakfast/hotel accommodation.

5. 0

6. Not applicable

7. 0

8. Amount Spent on Repairs and Maintenance of Council Homes:

2019/20 - £0

2020/21 - £0

2021/22 - £0

2022/23 - £45,510.34

2023/24 - £51,732.25

TOTAL - £97,242.59