Cost of Housing Homeless People in Temporary Accommodation Soars to £2.8bn

Council told to compensate vulnerable man who slept rough amid housing dispute

Civic centre ordered to compensate the man £400 on top of a previous payout after failure to find suitable housing, reports Grace Howarth, Local Democracy Reporter Enfield Civic Centre A vulnerable man ended up sleeping rough after Enfield Council failed to find a suitable property for him, according to an ombudsman report. The council was ordered to compensate the man £400 on top of a previous payout after the failure to find suitable housing. …

Temporary homeless housing costs skyrocket 25%

Data from the government shows councils across England spent £2.8bn on temporary accommodation in 2024/25. New research, published yesterday, shows over 131,100 households in England live in temporary accommodation – the highest number documented since records began. This includes 169,050 homeless children.   As a result of so many families living in such conditions, councils experienced a 25% increase in costs for temporary accommodation in 202…

Temporary accommodation spend surges to £2.8bn

Councils spent 25% more on temporary accommodation in 2024-25 than in the previous year, according to new government data. Total spending on temporary accommodation reached £2.8bn in 2024-25 with councils now calling for changes to the way councils are reimbursed for these costs. Analysis of…The post Temporary accommodation spend surges to £2.8bn appeared first on Local Government Chronicle (LGC).

English councils’ temporary accommodation bill rises to £2.8bn

Councils in England spent a record £2.8bn on temporary accommodation last year, with the annual bill rising by 25% as the homelessness crisis deepens.

Cost of housing homeless people in temporary accommodation soars to £2.8bn

Councils in England are paying £2.8bn a year to house homelessness families in temporary accommodation as homelessness crisis deepens.

Councils spend record £2.8bn on temporary housing

The Government has released new figures showing that local councils in England spent £2.8bn on temporary accommodation for homeless households in 2024/25.