The number of people living in temporary accommodation in England is rising every year, which causes a strain on local housing authorities and councils financially.
In the past year, the number of homeless people in local authority-provided TA rose to record levels.
About 109,000 households in England – including 142,000 children – were in emergency housing between June and September, up 10% on the same period the previous year.
To gain a true understanding of the growing number of people in temporary accommodation, Personal Injury Claims UK set out to investigate.
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About Our Research
We sent Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to some are the largest councils in England and all London borough councils asking how many people were living in temporary accommodation such as hotels and B&Bs. (Broken down by years 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24)
We also asked how much temporary accommodation cost the council during the same three-year period.
Statistics On Temporary Accommodation In The UK
With the number of TA residents increasing significantly in recent years, so has the cost of temporary accommodation, with local authorities and councils having to pay hundreds of thousands of pounds.
In addition, the short-term rental market, such as Airbnb, has reduced the number of properties that councils can use.
Personal Injury Claims UK also obtained the figures on how much temporary accommodation has cost councils and housing authorities in the past three years.
In England, councils spent more than £1 billion on temporary accommodation last year, and the problem is pushing some local authorities towards bankruptcy.
York
Temporary accommodation figures – York
No. of people living in temporary accommodation
2021/22 | 291
2022/23 | 342
2023/24 | 368
Temporary accommodation costs – York
Cost of temporary accommodation
2021/22 | £449,584.10
2022/23 | £569,570.23
2023/24 | £757,117.58
Liverpool
Temporary accommodation figures – Liverpool
No. of people living in temporary accommodation
2021/22 | 320
2022/23 | 632
2023/24 | 773
Temporary accommodation costs – Liverpool
Cost of temporary accommodation
2021/22 | £5,389,729
2022/23 | £12,917,055
2023/24 | £19,593,806
Blackburn with Darwen
Temporary accommodation figures – Blackburn with Darwen
No. of people living in temporary accommodation
2021/22 | 25
2022/23 | 72
2023/24 | 122
Temporary accommodation costs – Blackburn with Darwen
Cost of temporary accommodation
2021/22 | £63,000
2022/23 | £208,000
2023/24 | £390,000
Temporary accommodation figures – Rotherham
No. of people living in temporary accommodation
2021/22 | 970
2022/23 | 788
2023/24 | 1058
Temporary accommodation costs – Rotherham
Cost of temporary accommodation
2021/22 | £1,712,097
2022/23 | £1,709,230
2023/24 | £1,742,252
Coventry
Temporary accommodation figures – Coventry
No. of people living in temporary accommodation
2021/22 | 1125
2022/23 | 1283
2023/24 | 1887
Temporary accommodation costs – Coventry
Cost of temporary accommodation
2021/22 | £4,967,000
2022/23 | £9,105,944
2023/24 | £12,869,886
