I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from the council's housing department. Please could I find out:

1. How much of the money allocated to the council through the Homelessness Prevention Grant in 2021/22 has been spent as of March 1 2022? Please break down in table format how much of the funding was: A) From the £310million grant and B) From the £65m additional funding grant?
All money allocated through the Homelessness Prevention Grant and top up grant has been spent.

2. What has the money allocated to the council through the Homelessness Prevention Grant in 2021/22 been spent on? Please break down in table format
• Staffing costs and service costs
• Emergency accommodation/ B&B costs
• Homelessness Prevention grants
• Rent deposit and rent in advance scheme
• Temporary accommodation costs which are not met by the Housing Revenue Account
• Storage costs for households in emergency and temporary accommodation

3. How much of the Homelessness Prevention Grant allocated to the council in 2021/22 has been used to help: a) Households in rent arrears? b) Households at risk of eviction for other reasons?
a) £5405.90
b) £85,799.24

4. How many households has the council helped through the Homelessness Prevention Grant in 2021/22?
58 Households have been assisted with securing alternative accommodation through the Homelessness Prevention Grant.

5. How many households have approached the council for support under the Homelessness Reduction Act between April 1 2021 and March 1 2022? Please state in table format how many households were owed a a) prevention duty b) a relief duty
Prevention: 137 households.
Relief: 184 households.