1. The number of Housing Benefit claims for exempt accommodation made between 1st January 2020 and 31st December 2025, broken down by year.
01.01.2020 to 31.12.2020 = 62
01.01.2021 to 31.12.2021 = 49
01.01.2022 to 31.12.2022 = 45
01.01.2023 to 31.12.2023 = 65
01.01.2024 to 31.12.2024 = 67
01.01.2025 to 31.12.2025 = 56

2. The total expenditure on Housing Benefit for exempt accommodation between 1st January 2020 and 31st December 2025, broken down by year.
We have been advised by our Benefits manager that this would exceed the cost of compliance to answer this question, Section 12. To provide this information could take over 150 hours. This is because we do not record payments made in a way that the information is easily analysed/reported on. We would need to look at each claim, which is approx. 500, and then would need to look at all payments made over the 5 year period given and split into the years required. Provided below is the amount we spent on exempt accommodation in the financial year 2021/22 as this was provided for another FOI.
2021/22: £1,340,387.94

3. The number of distinct landlords OR providers receiving Housing Benefit payments for exempt accommodation between 1st January 2020 and 31st December 2025, broken down by year.
• 2020
A2 Dominion
Ability Housing
Abri Group limited
Advance Housing and Support Ltd
B.W.A
Dimensions UK
Encircle Housing Association
Housing Solutions
Norwood
Radian Group Ltd
Sovereign Housing Association Ltd
Space Supported Housing Cic
Transform Housing And Support Ltd
Yeldall Christian Centres
• 2021
Ability Housing
Alliance Living
B.W.A
Encircle Housing Association
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Housing Solutions
Advance Housing and Support Ltd
Abri Group limited
Sovereign Housing Association Ltd
Norwood
Space Supported Housing Cic
Transform Housing And Support Ltd
Yeldall Christian Centres
• 2022
Ability Housing Association
Alliance Living
B.W.A
Encircle Housing Association
Hope And Vision
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Housing Solutions
Advance Housing and Support Ltd
My Great Life
Norwood
Space Supported Housing Cic
Transform Housing And Support Ltd
Yeldall Christian Centres
Sovereign Housing Association Ltd
Abri Group limited
• 2023
Ability Housing Association
Alliance Living
B.W.A
Encircle Housing Association
Hope And Vision
Home Group Ltd
Housing Solutions
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
My Great Life
Norwood
Space Supported Housing Cic
Transform Housing And Support Ltd
Yeldall Christian Centres
Advance Housing and Support Ltd
Sovereign Housing Association Ltd
Abri Group limited
• 2024
Ability Housing Association
Alliance Living
B.W.A
Encircle Housing Association
Hope And Vision
Home Group Ltd
My Great Life
Norwood
Space Supported Housing Cic
Transform Housing And Support Ltd
Yeldall Christian Centres
Housing Solutions
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
A2 Dominion
Advance Housing and Support Ltd
Sovereign Housing Association Ltd
Abri Group limited
• 2025
Ability Housing Association
Alliance Living
B.W.A
Encircle Housing Association
Hope And Vision
Home Group Ltd
My Great Life
Norwood
Space Supported Housing Cic
Transform Housing And Support Ltd
Yeldall Christian Centres
Housing Solutions
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
A2 Dominion
Advance Housing and Support Ltd
Sovereign Housing Association Ltd
Abri Group limit