FOI Request - Homeless Services

Request 101002646183

I am looking for information about the number of single people who, after making a homeless application to the council, have been accommodated in B&Bs. I am requesting this information under Freedom on Information law.  

I would like to know:  

1a) How many single homeless people were accommodated in B&Bs as of April 2020?
b) How many single homeless people have been accommodated in B&Bs by the LA since April 2020?

c) How many single homeless people are currently accommodated in B&Bs by the LA?

2)  Of those single homeless people currently in B&B accommodation how many have been there for:
• one to six days
• seven days to one month
• one month to six months
• six months to one year
• more than a year
3a). What is the total cost (gross) of providing B&B accommodation since April 2020?

b)How much additional governmental funding, received during the coronavirus pandemic,  was spent on housing people in B&Bs (if any)?

Response 16-12-2020

1a) How many single homeless people were accommodated in B&Bs as of April 2020?

17

b) How many single homeless people have been accommodated in B&Bs by the LA since April 2020?

17

c) How many single homeless people are currently accommodated in B&Bs by the LA?

0

2)  Of those single homeless people currently in B&B accommodation how many have been there for:
N/A to all

3a). What is the total cost (gross) of providing B&B accommodation since April 2020?

£2860.00

b)How much additional governmental funding, received during the coronavirus pandemic,  was spent on housing people in B&Bs (if any)?  

None - the cost was paid from the existing homelessness budget.