1. Use of temporary accommodation
For each of the following calendar years – 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 – please provide:
a) The total number of temporary accommodation placements or bookings made
Please note this is for financial year as this is how this data is recorded
2015 – only have data relating to emergency accommodation placements, which was 88
2016 – only have data relating to emergency accommodation placements, which was 110
2017 – only have data relating to emergency accommodation placements, which was 95
2018 – only have data relating to emergency accommodation placements, which was 115
2019 – only have data relating to emergency accommodation placements, which was 128
2020 – only have data relating to emergency accommodation placements, which was 211
2021 – only have data relating to emergency accommodation placements, which was 188
2022 – only have data relating to emergency accommodation placements, which was 258
2023 – 350
2024 – 319
2025 - 265
b) Of these, the total number of placements or bookings made with private providers
2015 – 88
2016 – 110
2017 – 95
2018 – 115
2019 – 128
2020 – 211
2021 – 188
2022 – 258
2023 – 210
2024 – 130
2025 - 183
c) The total number of private providers of temporary accommodation that the council made payments to
Please not this is for financial years
2015/16 – 8
2016/17 – 9
2017/18 – 9
2018/19 – 7
2019/20 – 9
2020/21 – 11
2021/22 – 8
2022/23 – 10
2023/24 – 15
2024/25 – 18
2025 /26 - 17
d) The total amount paid by the council to private providers of temporary accommodation
Please note this is for financial years
2015/16– £294, 678.31
2016/17– £344, 476.58
2017/18– £428, 181.90
2018/19– £274, 637.86
2019/20– £204, 724.38
2020/21– £556, 896.49
2021/22– £805, 105.72
2022/23– £951, 327.24
2023/24– £809, 822.90
2024/25– £599, 770.81
2025/26 - £601,547.60

2. Costs
For the calendar year 2025, please provide:
Please not this is for financial year
a) The average monthly cost of temporary accommodation per person, and please provide this separately for:
• Accommodation provided by private sector providers:unable to provide average monthly cost as vast majority of placements do not last this long, but can provide average cost per placement for made which is £1,693.92
• Accommodation owned or managed by the council: £1,012.36
b) The average monthly amount charged to residents for utilities and/or service charges in private sector temporary accommodation, where these costs are charged in addition to the accommodation cost covered by the local authority
Standard Service charge for 25/26 was:
Single Room Charge -£17.10 per week (single household)
Family room charge - £28.80 per week (family)

3. Largest private providers
Please provide the following information for the three private providers that received the highest total payments from the council for temporary accommodation in 2025:
• Provider name
• Total amount paid to each provider
• The number of accommodation sites operated by each provider
• A breakdown of the types of accommodation used (for example, number of hostel placements, B&B placements, nightly paid accommodation, or other categories, where recorded)
• The average monthly charge per placement (or equivalent measure of cost) for each provider

Please note this is for financial year
• Equinox Living: £ 291560.26 private sector lease for one temporary accommodation site consisting of 24 flats, in continuous occupation and exclusive use for the Council
• Ghatahora Properties: £78,930 for emergency accommodation placements on a nightly let basis, 20 placements in total
• Abel Living LTD: £54, 370 for emergency accommodation placements on a nightly let basis, 25 placements in total