Response 3880689

Response to request for information

Reference

3880689

Response date

21 January 2026

Request

All questions apply to calendar years of 2023, 2024 and 2025:

1. How much did your council spend on total housing expenditure in this period?
2. How much of this total (in Question 1) was spent on private related housing? (Including temporary accommodation)
3. How much did your council spend on temporary accommodation each year?
4. How much did central government provide your council for all housing related expenditure?
5. Do local authorities have the resources to adequately tackle housing issues in their areas?
6. Other than grant funding, what can be done to support local authorities address housing issues, both with regards to access and condition?
7. What changes would the council recommend to the private market to make housing more accessible?

Response

1. How much did your council spend on total housing expenditure in this period?
   • 2022/23 - £12,184,615 (all Housing Benefit and Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP) expenditure)
   • 2023/24 - £12,318,761 (all Housing Benefit and DHP expenditure)
   • 2024/25 - £12,926,074 (all Housing Benefit and DHP expenditure)
2. How much of this total (in Question 1) was spent on private related housing? (Including temporary accommodation)
   • 2022/23 - £11,924,176 (Rent Allowance) and £158,336 (Rent Rebate) and £102,103 (DHP)
   • 2023/24 - £12,018,195 (Rent Allowance) and £158,336 (Rent Rebate) and £142,230 (DHP)
   • 2024/25 - £12,612,131 (Rent Allowance) and £176,776 (Rent Rebate) and £137,167 (DHP)
3. How much did your council spend on temporary accommodation each year?
   • 2022/23 - £158,336 (Rent Rebate)
   • 2023/24 - £158,379 (Rent Rebate)
   • 2024/25 - £176,776 (Rent Rebate)
   • 2022/23 - £297,491 Temporary Accommodation. Figure would be offset by housing benefit / rent rebate.
   • 2023/24 - £310,886 Temporary Accommodation. Figure would be offset by housing benefit / rent rebate.
   • 2024/25 - £337,655 Temporary Accommodation. Figure would be offset by housing benefit / rent rebate.
4. How much did central government provide your council for all housing related expenditure?
   • 2022/23 - £11,851,011 (Rent Allowance) and £144,174 (Rent Rebate) and £84,908 (DHP)
   • 2023/24 - £11,850,323 (Rent Allowance) and £145,672 (Rent Rebate) and £84,908 (DHP)
   • 2024/25 - £12,365,668 (Rent Allowance) and £157,520 (Rent Rebate) and £84,908 (DHP)
   • 2022/23 - £192,916 Homelessness Prevention Grant
   • 2023/24 - £322,559 Homelessness Prevention Grant
   • 2024/25 - £326,434 Homelessness Prevention Grant
5. Do local authorities have the resources to adequately tackle housing issues in their areas?
   • Answer - Not applicable - voluntary question
6. Other than grant funding, what can be done to support local authorities address housing issues, both with regards to access and condition?
   • Answer - Not applicable - voluntary question
7. What changes would the council recommend to the private market to make housing more accessible?
   • Answer - Not applicable - voluntary question

Note: responses updated 6 February following request clarification.