1. Please provide the following data relating to housing and homelessness:
a) The total number of households supported through homelessness services in most recent financial year: 24/25: 532
o Year on year total and percentage change: 23/24 – 576, 7.6% percentage decrease when compared with 24/25
b) Total expenditure on homelessness and associated services in most recent financial year: 24/25 – £1,854,704.48
o Year on year total and percentage change: 23/24 - £1,468,208.64 26. 3%percenatge increased when compared with 24/25
o As a percentage of total budget, expenditure on homelessness and associated services in most recent financial year: C. 1.1% of WBC total net revenue expenditure budget.
c) Total number of nights spent in temporary accommodation in most recent financial year: 24/25 – 3148 nights in emergency accommodation, we do not have this historical data for temporary accommodation.
o Year on year total and percentage change: 23/24 – 5767 nights in emergency accommodation, we do not have this historical data for temporary accommodation. This is a decrease of 45.41% when compared t0 24/15.

2. Furthermore, where recorded, please provide data on outcomes or success rates for the following types of intervention:
a) Temporary accommodation: we do not record outcomes or success rates of temporary accommodation; it is not an intervention; it is a statutory requirement for eligible applicants.
b) Rapid rehousing:
24/25- There were seven placements, with three households having their homelessness resolved through offers of settled accommodation.
23/24- Rapid Rehousing was not in operation during this period.
c) Supported housing schemes: no data

3. Please provide the details on the funding sources for these services (central government grants, local council tax, business rates, housing revenue account, rental income, capital receipts, private investment, charity/voluntary sector contributions, etc.), with approximate amounts or percentages.
Temporary accommodation is funded through Homelessness Prevention Grant, Rough Sleeping Initiative funding, Housing Revenue Account and rental income; whilst Rapid rehousing is funded through Homelessness Prevention Grant and Rough Sleeping Initiative funding.

4. Please set out, as a percentage, the proportion of homelessness related spending in the most recent financial year associated with homelessness prevention.
24/25 - £53, 154.87 = 2.86%

5. Please provide a list of active public private partnerships, joint ventures or similar arrangements through which the authority delivers housing or homelessness services. For each partnership please provide: WBC have a list of Preferred Registered Providers that we work in partnership with to deliver affordable housing within the borough. WBC is also a preferred partner of Homes England for the Affordable Homes Programme 2021-26.
a) Name of the private partner(s) (e.g. company or charity): A2 Dominion, Aster Group, Housing Solutions, Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing, Abri (formerly Silva Homes), Sovereign Housing Association and Vivid Housing Ltd. Homes England.
b) Date of commencement and duration of the contract or agreement: Preferred Partner Agreement April 2023 – March 2026 and Home England AHP 2021-26
c) Purpose and scope (e.g., management of temporary accommodation, development of affordable homes, regeneration project): Development of affordable housing for both contracts.
d) Funding structure – the proportion of budget provided by the authority versus the private partner: The affordable homes provided by the preferred RP normally form part of the S106 Agreement via the Planning process and are therefore funded by the RP sometimes with Homes England grant funding. WBC delivers affordable housing with 30-40% Homes England grant funding along with S106 commuted sums or Right to buy receipts.