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I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding your council’s expenditure on temporary accommodation for homeless individuals and families. Please can you provide the following information:

1. The total amount spent by the council on temporary accommodation in each of the last five financial years (2019/20 to 2023/24).
19/20 £179, 709
20/21 £864, 249
21/22 £809,107
22/23 £887,588
23/24 £874,499

2. A breakdown of this spending, specifically:
o The amount spent on B&Bs and hotels as temporary accommodation in each of the last five financial years.
o The number of households placed in B&Bs/hotels each year.
19/20 £111,340
20/21 £367,599
21/22 £91,660
22/23 £13,088.21
23/24 £104,805.80
o The number of households placed in B&Bs/hotels each year.
19/20 - 74
20/21 - 101
21/22 - 49
22/23 - 28
23/24 - 55

3. The longest continuous period any household has spent in B&B/hotel accommodation in the last 12 months.
55 days

4. The average length of stay in B&B/hotel accommodation for homeless households in the last 12 months.
I would also like to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding the condition of council housing in your local authority. Please can you provide the following information:
22 days

5. The total number of council-owned homes managed by the local authority currently classified as not fit for human habitation under the Housing Act 2004 or deemed non-decent under the Decent Homes Standard.
Based on our stock condition assessment all our homes currently meet the Decent Homes Standard.

6. A breakdown of the reasons why these homes have been classified as unfit (e.g., damp/mould, structural issues, electrical hazards, lack of heating, etc.).
Not applicable

7. The number of complaints from tenants about poor housing conditions received by the council in each of the last five financial years (2019/20 to 2023/24).
2019/20: No data available
2020/21: No data available
2021/22: No data available
2022/23: 19
2023/24: 27
*please note that the data for these financial years is not available. Wokingham Borough Council Housing service was using a the former corporate complaints management system, which is no longer used within the organisation.

8. The amount spent on repairs and maintenance of council homes in each of the last five financial years.
The responsive repair expenditure figures for the last five financial years are detailed below, this excludes cyclical and planned works.
2019/20 £1,413,019
2020/21 £1,555,559
2021/22 £1,634,800
2022/23 £1,822,755
2023/24 £2,018,897