Response 1017005

Response to request for information

Reference

1017005

Response date

8 February 2023

Request

This is an information request relating to compensation paid to private housing companies for damages done by homeless people/rough sleepers to emergency accommodation.

Please include the information for each of the following financial years; 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23 (to present):

• How much has been paid annually to private housing companies for damage done by homeless people/rough sleepers in emergency accommodation
• Information on the damage done, if this is held. For example, if there are damage reports/incident reports provided by the housing companies along with the invoice for any damage

If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request.

Response

Thank you for your freedom of information request received on 3 February, please see our response below.

1. How much has been paid annually to private housing companies for damage done by homeless people/rough sleepers in emergency accommodation.

This information is not recorded so we are unable to report on this to provide the figures.

2. Information on the damage done, if this is held. For example, if there are damage reports/incident reports provided by the housing companies along with the invoice for any damage

See previous answer.