Response A1346455

Response to request for information

Reference

A1346455

Response date

4 March 2022

Request

This request concerns “exempt accommodation”. The UK Parliament defines this as: “Supported housing which is exempt from certain Housing Benefit provisions. It is a sector which houses more marginalised groups with support needs, such as recent prison leavers; care leavers; those fleeing domestic violence; and homeless people with substance dependence or mental health issues.”

Response

(1) Please state how much housing benefit has been paid by the council directly to landlords to provide “exempt accommodation” for those in receipt of the benefits. Please provide the figures for each of the past three financial years (2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21), as well as any available data for 2021/22.

• 2018/19 - £1,256,744.96
• 2019/20 - £1,259,430.56
• 2020/21 - £1,072,737.95

(2) Please provide a list of the 20 landlords that have received the highest amount in housing benefit from the council for providing “exempt accommodation” for those in receipt of the benefits. Again, please provide this information for each of the past three financial years (2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21) as well as any available data for 2021/22. For each year, please (a) provide the landlord’s full name or company name, (b) state the total amount they received from the council in each year.

• Auckland Home Solutions
  • 2018/19 - £0
  • 2019/20 - £9,100.14
  • 2020/21 - £62,129.13
• Framework Housing Association
  • 2018/19 - £317,425.70
  • 2019/20 - £270,307.02
  • 2020/21 - £165,124.35
• Golden Lane Housing
  • 2018/19 - £105,124.01
  • 2019/20 - £88,481.32
  • 2020/21 - £95,262.38
• Inclusion Housing
  • 2018/19 - £162,616.28
  • 2019/20 - £174,757.60
  • 2020/21 - £192,187.23
• Progress Care Housing
  • 2018/19 - £176,381.89
  • 2019/20 - £202,718.76
  • 2020/21 - £201,510.21
• Royal Mencap Society
  • 2018/19 - £42,089.04
  • 2019/20 - £38,167.57
  • 2020/21 - £36,520.64
• Rushcliffe Borough Council
  • 2018/19 - £80,668.71
  • 2019/20 - £99,035.82
  • 2020/21 - £23,462.15
• Teen Challenge UK
  • 2018/19 - £336,330.17
  • 2019/20 - £322,069.39
  • 2020/21 - £279,554.25
• Westmoreland Supported Housing
  • 2018/19 - £36,109.16
  • 2019/20 - £54,792.94
  • 2020/21 - £16,987.61