Freedom of information response

Housing Spending

Publication date: 
Monday 14 October 2024
Request: 

Please advise:

1. Your total spending on temporary accommodation for homeless households in the financial year 2022/23. Please advise how much of this spending was funded by central Government (for instance via the Homelessness Prevention Grant) and what, if any, was the net cost to you (to be funded by the Council Tax.)

2. Your total spending on temporary accommodation for homeless households in the financial year 2023/24. Please advise how much of this spending was funded by central Government (for instance via the Homelessness Prevention Grant) and what, if any, was the net cost to you (to be funded by the Council Tax.)

3. Your total spending on hotels as temporary accommodation for homeless households in the financial year 2022/23.

4. Your total spending on hotels as temporary accommodation for homeless households in the financial year 2023/24.

Response: 
  1. Your total spending on temporary accommodation for homeless households in the financial year 2022/23. Please advise how much of this spending was funded by central Government (for instance via the Homelessness Prevention Grant) and what, if any, was the net cost to you (to be funded by the Council Tax.)

5,187,545

Gross spend (including staffing & accommodation)

1,227,878

Net cost of service

1,011,922

Specific grants utilised

  1. Your total spending on temporary accommodation for homeless households in the financial year 2023/24. Please advise how much of this spending was funded by central Government (for instance via the Homelessness Prevention Grant) and what, if any, was the net cost to you (to be funded by the Council Tax.)

7,229,525

Gross spend (including staffing & accommodation)

2,312,044

Net cost of service

1,485,566

Specific grants utilised

  1. Your total spending on hotels as temporary accommodation for homeless households in the financial year 2022/23.

     173,934

Hotel spend

4. Your total spending on hotels as temporary accommodation for homeless households in the financial year 2023/24.

        283,927

Hotel spend

Request reference:
FOI 14340