Response 3951137

Response to request for information

Reference

3951137

Response date

19 March 2026

Request

1. Does your authority currently utilise nightly paid temporary accommodation for placements?
2. What are the approximate nightly rates paid for temporary accommodation for the following property types?
   If exact figures cannot be provided, please provide a typical range:
   
   • HMO Room
   • Studio
   • 1 Bedroom Property
   • 2 Bedroom Property
   • 3 Bedroom Property
   • 4 Bedroom Property
3.  How many units of nightly paid temporary accommodation does your authority currently utilise?
4. How many single households and family households are currently placed in hotel or bed and breakfast accommodation?
5. Of those households currently placed in hotel or B&B accommodation, how many have been placed beyond the statutory six-week limit (where applicable)?
6. Is your authority’s temporary accommodation provision delivered through a formal procurement framework, tendered contract, or other contractual arrangement?
7. Does your authority offer block bookings or guaranteed occupancy arrangements to providers of nightly paid temporary accommodation?
8. Would your authority be open to considering new providers of temporary accommodation, particularly where competitive pricing and additional supply could be offered?

Response

1. Does your authority currently utilise nightly paid temporary accommodation for placements? Yes
2. What are the approximate nightly rates paid for temporary accommodation for the following property types? Figures range but are generally consistent with mainstream hotel prices.
3. How many units of nightly paid temporary accommodation does your authority currently utilise?  Not applicable
4. How many single households and family households are currently placed in hotel or bed and breakfast accommodation? Six
5. Of those households currently placed in hotel or B&B accommodation, how many have been placed beyond the statutory six-week limit (where applicable)? Zero
6. Is your authority’s temporary accommodation provision delivered through a formal procurement framework, tendered contract, or other contractual arrangement? Other - individual bookings depending on availability
7. Does your authority offer block bookings or guaranteed occupancy arrangements to providers of nightly paid temporary accommodation? No
8. Would your authority be open to considering new providers of temporary accommodation, particularly where competitive pricing and additional supply could be offered? Yes