BFOI-016227 - Temporary Accommodation
Request for data on temporary accommodation households affected by rent arrears, refused under Section 12 due to cost limits.
Request
If exact figures cannot be provided, please supply the nearest available data (e.g. for the latest month of data if historical data is not available) or confirm that the information is not held. Aggregate data only is requested; no personal data is sought.
- How many households living in temporary accommodation in December 2025 were ineligible/disqualified to bid for permanent housing because of rent arrears? Information not held.
- How many households identified in question 1 include at least one child under the age of 18 years old?
- How many households identified in question 1 include at least one child who is aged two years-old or under?
- How many households identified in question 1 include an applicant who the council owes a duty because of domestic abuse?
- How many households living in temporary accommodation in December 2025 were re-banded/deprioritised for permanent housing because of rent arrears?
- How many households identified in question 5 include at least one child under the age of 18 years old?
- How many households identified in question 5 include at least one child who is aged two years-old or under?
- How many households identified in question 5 include an applicant who the council owes a duty because of domestic abuse?
Response
The Council does not hold the requested information in a readily retrievable format. While we hold data relating to households in temporary accommodation, the specific details you have requested (including ineligibility or re-banding due to rent arrears and associated household characteristics) are not recorded in structured reportable fields.
In order to provide this information, it would be necessary to manually review individual case records and notes to determine whether the relevant circumstances apply. Given the number of households in temporary accommodation, we estimate that the time required to locate, retrieve and extract this information would exceed the appropriate limit of 18 hours as defined by the Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004.
The Council is therefore refusing this request under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. This constitutes a refusal notice under Section 17 of the Act.
Under Section 16 of the Act, we have a duty to provide advice and assistance. You may wish to refine your request to seek information that is held in a reportable format, for example high-level data on households in temporary accommodation or rent arrears. For example, the Council may be able to provide the total number of households in temporary accommodation.
