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Overcrowding in temporary accommodation

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16682
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1. Does the council record how many households are living in overcrowded conditions in temporary accommodation (i.e. their temporary accommodation itself is overcrowded)? If so, please provide current (or most recent available) figures for overcrowding in temporary accommodation, and how the council has defined ‘overcrowding’.
14 households – overcrowding defined as overcrowded by one bedroom or more

2. Please state how many households the council currently houses in temporary accommodation broken down by the size of the household (i.e. number of one-person households, number of two-person households, three-person households etc)
One person households: 26
Two persons households:14
Three persons households: 14
Four persons households: 15
Five persons households: 5
Six persons households: 3

3. Of the three-person households currently housed in temporary accommodation, how many are currently housed in one-bedroom properties?
4

4. Of the households in the question 3 figure, how many have been in their current temporary accommodation placement for more than six months?
1

5. Of the four-person households currently housed in temporary accommodation, how many are currently housed in one-bedroom properties?
1

6. Of the households in the question 5 figure, how many have been in their current temporary accommodation placement for more than six months?
0

7. Of the four-person households currently housed in temporary accommodation, how many are currently housed in two-bedroom properties?
9

8. Of the households comprised of five or more people who are currently housed in temporary accommodation, how many are currently housed in one-bedroom properties?
0

9. Of the households in the question 8 figure, how many have been in their current temporary accommodation placement for more than six months?
0

10. Of the households comprised of five or more people who are currently housed in temporary accommodation, how many are currently housed in two-bedroom properties?
1

11. Of the households in the question 10 figure, how many have been in their current temporary accommodation placement for more than six months?
0

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