In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, we request the following information:
1. How much money the council has paid to hotels, hostels, bed and breakfasts and guest houses for use as temporary or emergency accommodation for homeless households in the last four full financial years. (Note: if you are unable to provide data for 2022/23, please take the previous four full financial years i.e. 2018/19 to 2021/22)
2. How many households the council has placed in hotels, hostels, bed and breakfasts, and guest houses in the last four full financial years. (Note: if you are unable to provide data for 2022/23, please take the previous four full financial years i.e. 2018/19 to 2021/22)
3. How long each household spent in the hotel, hostel, bed and breakfast or guest house placed in by the council before being placed in a self-contained housing (eg. a flat or house) or before the council discharged their housing duty.
4. A list of the hotels, hostels, bed and breakfasts and guest houses the council has used to house households in the last four full financial years.
a) Please ensure that the response is clear where the same provider has been used in more than one financial year.