Amount received and spent on housing (including temp accommodation) since 2023
Request received 2 January 2026
All questions apply to calendar years of 2023, 2024 and 2025
- How much did your council spend on total housing expenditure in this period?
- How much of this total (in Question 1) was spent on private related housing? (Including temporary accommodation)
- How much did your council spend on temporary accommodation each year?
- How much did central government provide your council for all housing related expenditure?
- Do local authorities have the resources to adequately tackle housing issues in their areas?
- Other than grant funding, what can be done to support local authorities address housing issues, both with regards to access and condition?
- What changes would the council recommend to the private market to make housing more accessible?
Responded 19 January 2026
1) £8,421,959.18
2) £343,149.21
3) £423,661.91
4) £1,886,148.00
5) The Freedom of Information Act gives you a legal right of access to any recorded information held by a public authority. We do not have to provide opinions or explanations, generate answers to questions, or create or obtain information we do not hold.
6) See Q5
7) See Q5