Response 3907483

Response to request for information

Reference

3907483

Response date

6 March 2026

Request

For each financial year from 2020/21 to 2024/25, please provide:

1. The total amount of DHP expenditure (in £) used to cover the shortfall between Housing Benefit and rent for households placed in temporary accommodation.
2. A breakdown of this expenditure by type of temporary accommodation (for example: local authority or housing association owned stock, bed and breakfast/hotel, private sector leased, nightly paid, or other - using whatever categories you hold).
3. The number of awards made to households who were (at the time of award) in temporary accommodation. If it is the case that multiple awards were made to the same household, please include each award in the total.
4. The average length of time (using whatever time increment you hold) that households in temporary accommodation received DHP support in each financial year.

Response

For each financial year from 2020/21 to 2024/25, please provide:

1. The total amount of DHP expenditure (in £) used to cover the shortfall between Housing Benefit and rent for households placed in temporary accommodation. 
   • Zero
2. A breakdown of this expenditure by type of temporary accommodation (for example: local authority or housing association owned stock, bed and breakfast/hotel, private sector leased, nightly paid, or other - using whatever categories you hold).
   • Zero
3. The number of awards made to households who were (at the time of award) in temporary accommodation. If it is the case that multiple awards were made to the same household, please include each award in the total. 
   • Zero
4. The average length of time (using whatever time increment you hold) that households in temporary accommodation received DHP support in each financial year.
   • Zero