Dear Ms Wardle,

 

Thank you for your email dated 11 July 2022, we have treated this as a Freedom of Information request. You have asked for the following information; please see our responses below in blue:

 

Q1. Of the households living with children in temporary accommodation at the end of December 2021 (the last quarterly data publicly available), how many were placed in accommodation outside of your local authority area?

426 households

Q2. Of the households living with children in temporary accommodation in each of the following financial years, how many were placed in accommodation outside of your local authority area?

  1. 2017/2018- No data available
  2. 2018/2019 – 260
  3. 2019/2020 – 513
  4. 2020/2021 – 616
  5. 2021/2022 – 671

Q3. For the households with children who left a placement in B&B/ hotel accommodation during each of the following financial years, what was the average time spent in B&B/hotel accommodation?

  1. 2017/2018 – No data available
  2. 2018/2019 – 32 days
  3. 2019/2020 – 32.2 days
  4. 2020/2021 – 27.1 days
  5. 2021/2022 – 12.7 days

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Kind regards

Carly Williamson

Complaints and Information Manager