I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following Information. I am seeking information regarding the provision of temporary accommodation in your local authority.

1. Could you please provide me with a breakdown of the number of individuals/families you housed in temporary accommodation each year for the previous four years? Could you please break this down by financial year starting from 2019/20?
2019 – 2020: 128
2020-2021: 211
2021-2022: 187
2022-2023: 257
2023-present: 146

2. Could you please provide me with the total amount spent on temporary accommodation across the last five years? Could you please break this down by financial year starting 2019/20
2019 – 2020: £179,709
2020-2021: £864,249
2021-2022: £809,107
2022-2023: £887,558
2023-present: £347,264

3. Could you please provide the names of all of the companies you paid for accommodation that was used as temporary accommodation across the last four years? Could you please break this down by financial year starting 2019/20?
2019/20
Housing Network
Fraser Nash
Pandora
Nicola Markham

2020/21
Alvaro Sanchez
Berkshire Rooms
Housing Network
Martin & Co
Pandora
Fraser Nash

2021/22
Brightway Community Care
Housing Network
Martin & Co
Pandora
Equinox Management
Fraser Nash

2022/23
Housing Genie
Fraser Nash
Housing Network
Equinox Management
Pandora
Berkshire Rooms
KB Real Estate
Equinox Management

2023 – present
Ghatahora Properties
Housing Genie
Housing Network
KB Real Estates
My London Lets
Hanningtons
Fraser Nash
Equinix Management