Local councils are facing temporary accommodation crisis
Posted 05.06.24
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Just under a quarter of councils in England spent £1 in every £20 of their budgets on temporary accommodation alone in 2022-23, new Generation Rent research reveals.
Of the 249 local councils analysed in the research, 8% spent at least £1 in every £10 of their Core Spending Power (CSP) in 2022/3 on households and families in temporary accommodation, as they remained trapped in the homelessness system, waiting for long-term homes.
Nearly all of the councils paying the most of their budgets on temporary accommodation are close to London.
According to the Local Government Association, the number of households living in temporary accommodation has risen by 89% over the past decade, costing councils at least £1.74 billion in 2022/23 in total spending.
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