FOI request (FOIR-719807426)

Temporary Accommodation Demand and Availability

Requested Tue 03 June 2025
Responded Wed 30 July 2025

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would be grateful if you could provide the following information:

1. How many households has your local authority placed in temporary accommodation in each of the past 3 years (broken down by year)?

2. Of these, how many were placed:

a. Council Owned temporary Accommodation

b. Bed and Breakfast Accommodation

c. In Housing Association Temporary Accommodation

d. In Private Sector Accommodation

e. Other Nightly Paid Private Managed Accommodation

f. Out of Borough

3. How many units of temporary accommodation does your authority currently have available?

4. Does your authority consider its current stock sufficient to meet demand? Please explain.

5. How does the Local Authority commission Temporary Accommodation currently?

6. Are you currently seeking additional providers of temporary or emergency accommodation (for example, hotels, private landlords, supported housing)?

7. What are the main challenges your local authority faces in securing adequate temporary accommodation?

8. Which client groups do you find hardest to secure suitable temporary accommodation for?

9. What is the average length of stay in temporary accommodation for households in your area over the past 12 months?

10. How many households have remained in temporary accommodation for more than:

a. 6 months

b. 12 months

c. 18 months

11. What was the total spend by your local authority on temporary accommodation in the past financial year?

12. What are your lowest paid nightly rates for bed and breakfast accommodation:

a. Single Room - Shared Facilities

b. Double Room - Shared Facilities

c. Family Room - Shared Facilities

d. Single Room - En Suite

e. Double Room - En Suite

f. Family Room - En suite

13. What are your lowest paid nightly rates for properties:

a. Studio

b. 1 Bedroom

c. 2 Bedroom

d. 3 Bedroom

e. 4 Bedroom

f. 5 Bedroom +

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Response

Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding.

1. How many households has your local authority placed in temporary accommodation in each of the past 3 years (broken down by year)?

2022/2023 = 473

2023/2024 = 476

2024/2025 = 461

2. Of these, how many were placed:

The figures below also include households (from Q1 above) moving from one type of temporary accommodation property to another type of temporary accommodation, so the total figures will not add up to that of Q1 above.

a. Council Owned temporary Accommodation:

2022/2023 = 13

2023/2024 = 17

2024/2025 = 18

b. Bed and Breakfast Accommodation:

2022/2023 = 15

2023/2024 = 3

2024/2025 = 0

c. Housing Association temporary Accommodation:

2022/2023 = 0

2023/2024 = 0

2024/2025 = 0

d. Private Sector Accommodation leased by the council:

2022/2023 = 4

2023/2024 = 1

2024/2025 = 3

e. Other nightly paid private managed accommodation:

2022/2023 = 622

2023/2024 = 642

2024/2025 = 671

f. Out of Borough:

2022/2023 = 145

2023/2024 = 89

2024/2025 = 48

3. How many units of temporary accommodation does your authority currently have available?

Hastings Borough Council has access to over 600 temporary accommodation (TA) units. These are through current private TA providers and council-owned units.

4. Does your authority consider its current stock sufficient to meet demand? Please explain.

Information not held. This is not a request for recorded information.

5. How does the Local Authority commission Temporary Accommodation currently?

Information not held. This is not a request for recorded information.

6. Are you currently seeking additional providers of temporary or emergency accommodation (for example, hotels, private landlords, supported housing)?

Information not held. This is not a request for recorded information.

7. What are the main challenges your local authority faces in securing adequate temporary accommodation?

Information not held. This is not a request for recorded information.

8. Which client groups do you find hardest to secure suitable temporary accommodation for?

Information not held. This is not a request for recorded information.

9. What is the average length of stay in temporary accommodation for households in your area over the past 12 months?

438 days

10. How many households have remained in temporary accommodation for more than:

a. 6 months = 441

b. 12 months = 312

c. 18 months = 215

11. What was the total spend by your local authority on temporary accommodation in the past financial year?

The cost of privately procured temporary accommodation for the financial year 2024/25 was £10,443,895.

12. What are your lowest paid nightly rates for bed and breakfast accommodation:

a. Single Room - Shared Facilities = £29

b. Double Room - Shared Facilities = £30

c. Family Room - Shared Facilities - Not applicable, the council does not use shared facilities for families

d. Single Room - En Suite = £32 (Private Temporary Accommodation)

e. Double Room - En Suite = £35 (Private Temporary Accommodation)

f. Family Room - En Suite = £60 (Private Temporary accommodation)

13. What are your lowest paid nightly rates for properties:

a. Studio = £35.00 (Private Temporary Accommodation)

b. 1 Bedroom = £45.00 (Private Temporary Accommodation)

c. 2 Bedroom = £24.60 (Private Temporary Accommodation) - Council-owned = £45.00

d. 3 Bedroom = £31.23 (Private Temporary Accommodation) - Council-owned = £55.00

e. 4 Bedroom = £31.23 (Private Temporary Accommodation) - Council-owned = £58.57

f. 5 Bedroom + = Not applicable