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Record Ref : FOI 11620
Date Received : 22/08/2025
Date Completed : 12/09/2025
Organisation : BBC News
Application Type : Media
Category : Homelessness and Prevention
Question
I would like to ask for information about the use of hotel accommodation by your local authority for individuals you have a statutory or other duty to accommodate. Please provide, broken down by month between January 2019 and the latest available month: • The number of individuals • The number of hotel sites used (for example, individual hotels that are part of a chain, independent hotels, B&Bs etc) • Total amount spent • Please also provide a broad description of the different groups of people accommodated in hotels and the reasons for using hotels
Answer
I would like to ask for information about the use of hotel accommodation by your local authority for individuals you have a statutory or other duty to accommodate. Please provide, broken down by month between January 2019 and the latest available month: • The number of individuals: Only able to access data back to March 2022: March 2022 - 102 April 2022 - 101 May 2022 - 108 June 2022 - 109 July 2022 - 105 August 2022 - 94 September 2022 - 109 October 2022 - 110 November 2022 - 101 December 2022 - 130 January 2023 - 117 February 2023 - 119 March 2023 - 125 April 2023 - 115 May 2023 - 111 June 2023 - 109 July 2023 - 104 August 2023 - 91 September 2023 - 94 October 2023 - 118 November 2023 - 102 December 2023 - 102 January 2024 - 121 February 2024 - 113 March 2024 - 75 April 2024 - 77 May 2024 - 59 June 2024 - 79 July 2024 - 57 August 2024 - 57 September 2024 - 51 October 2024 - 49 November 2024 - 49 December 2024 - 51 January 2025 - 47 February 2025 - 43 March 2025 - 39 April 2025 - 39 May 2025 - 31 June 2025 - 35 July 2025 - 33 August 2025 - 31 • The number of hotel sites used (for example, individual hotels that are part of a chain, independent hotels, B&Bs etc) 14 sites used between January 2019 – Present. Only one site in use currently. • Total amount spent: 2019-20: £284,423.16. 2020-21: £1,044,936.27. 2021-22: £1,986,140.21. 2022-23: £2,416,157.09. 2023-24: £2,175,095.97. 2024-25: £969,687.90. • Please also provide a broad description of the different groups of people accommodated in hotels and the reasons for using hotels: Groups of People: Homeless individuals and families in crisis. Reasons for using Hotels: Lack of suitable Housing Stock. Accommodation during Emergency Situations.