I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information. Please may you kindly supply the following information:

1. How much (in GBP) did the local authority spend on temporary / emergency accommodation during the financial year 2021/22?
£765,686

2. How much (in GBP) is the local authority predicted to spend on temporary / emergency accommodation during the financial year 2022/23?
£680,000

3. How many households does the local authority currently have in temporary / emergency accommodation?
Emergency: 18 households
Temporary: 86 households

4. What is the average number of people per household, currently housed in temporary / emergency accommodation?
Emergency: – 1
Temporary: 1

5. What percentage of the local authority’s use of temporary / emergency accommodation is secured from B&B accommodation?
6% of emergency accommodation placements this year have been into B&B accommodation

6. What percentage of the local authority’s use of temporary / emergency accommodation is secured from other private landlords (not B&B)?
94%

7. Of the total number of households housed in temporary / emergency accommodation, how many are currently housed in B&B accommodation?
1

8. Does the local authority undertake work on private rented properties for the purposes of making them habitable for use as longer-term accommodation?
Yes

9. Of the spend on temporary / emergency accommodation, what percentage is attributed to B&B accommodation, and what percentage is attributed to accommodation provided by private landlords?
2% B&B/ 98% private landlords

10. Aside from other private landlord accommodation and B&B accommodation, what other sources of temporary / emergency accommodation does the local authority source?
Most of our temporary accommodation is Council stock.

11. In total, how many nights of households being housed in temporary / emergency accommodation have been funded by the local authority during this current financial year?
7788