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
Doncaster
Temporary accommodation figures – Doncaster
No. of people living in temporary accommodation
2021/22 | 1342
2022/23 | 954
2023/24 | 1318
Temporary accommodation costs – Doncaster
Cost of temporary accommodation
2021/22 | £3,863,000
2022/23 | £3,940,000
2023/24 | £4,190,000
Hyndburn
Temporary accommodation figures – Hyndburn
No. of people living in temporary accommodation
2021/22 | 55
2022/23 | 74
2023/24 | 80
Temporary accommodation costs – Hyndburn
Cost of temporary accommodation
2021/22 | £21,864.06
2022/23 | £104,230.79
2023/24 | £56,904.95
Norwich
Temporary accommodation figures – Norwich
No. of people living in temporary accommodation
2021/22 | 388
2022/23 | 323
2023/24 | 373
Temporary accommodation costs – Norwich
Cost of temporary accommodation
2021/22 | £410,292
2022/23 | £530,879
2023/24 | £688,884
Wolverhampton
Temporary accommodation figures – Wolverhampton
No. of people living in temporary accommodation
2021/22 | 1889
2022/23 | 1893
2023/24 | 1757
Temporary accommodation costs – Wolverhampton
Cost of temporary accommodation
2021/22 | £3,950,000
2022/23 | £4,140,000
2023/24 | £4,320,000
Newcastle
Temporary accommodation figures – Newcastle
No. of people living in temporary accommodation
2021/22 | 636
2022/23 | 682
2023/24 | 770
Temporary accommodation costs – Newcastle
Cost of temporary accommodation
2021/22 | £3,144,666
2022/23 | £2,940,873
2023/24 | £3,551,959
Bristol
Temporary accommodation figures – Bristol
No. of people living in temporary accommodation
2021/22 | 4066
2022/23 | 4723
2023/24 | 4977
Temporary accommodation costs – Bristol
Cost of temporary accommodation
2021/22 | £13,921,4040
2022/23 | £18,149,028
2023/24 | £25,604,616
Nottingham
Temporary accommodation figures – Nottingham
No. of people living in temporary accommodation
2021/22 | 877
2022/23 | 700
2023/24 | 776
Temporary accommodation costs – Nottingham
Cost of temporary accommodation
2021/22 | £909,606
2022/23 | £3,432,882
2023/24 | £6,104,038
Preston
Temporary accommodation figures – Preston
No. of people living in temporary accommodation
2021/22 | 184
2022/23 | 197
2023/24 | 224
Temporary accommodation figures – Preston
Cost of temporary accommodation
2021/22 | £92,693
2022/23 | £526,229
2023/24 | £615,498
Milton Keynes
Temporary accommodation figures – Milton Keynes
No. of people living in temporary accommodation
2021/22 | 866
2022/23 | 823
2023/24 | 960
Temporary accommodation costs – Milton Keynes
Cost of temporary accommodation
2021/22 | £14,722,000
2022/23 | £15,479,000
2023/24 | £15,569,000
Bradford
Temporary accommodation figures – Bradford
No. of people living in temporary accommodation
2021/22 | 735
2022/23 | 948
2023/24 | 768
Temporary accommodation costs – Bradford
Cost of temporary accommodation
2021/22 | £1,418,558
2022/23 | £902,042
2023/24 | £902,042
Sheffield
Temporary accommodation figures – Sheffield
No. of people living in temporary accommodation
2021/22 | 516
2022/23 | 713
2023/24 | 955
Temporary accommodation costs – Sheffield
Cost of temporary accommodation
2021/22 | £3,642,907
2022/23 | £4,476,860
2023/24 | £7,925,674
Manchester
Temporary accommodation figures – Manchester
No. of people living in temporary accommodation
2021/22 | 2260
2022/23 | 2379
2023/24 | 5431
Temporary accommodation costs – Manchester
Cost of temporary accommodation
2021/22 | £33,100,000
2022/23 | £43,600,000
2023/24 | £41,200,000
Derby
Temporary accommodation figures – Derby
No. of people living in temporary accommodation
2021/22 | 560
2022/23 | 636
2023/24 | 1159
Temporary accommodation costs – Derby
Cost of temporary accommodation
2021/22 | £3,187,113
2022/23 | £5,311,862
2023/24 | £10,775,424
Hull
Temporary accommodation figures – Hull
No. of people living in temporary accommodation
2021/22 | 467
2022/23 | 635
2023/24 | 662
Temporary accommodation costs – Hull
Cost of temporary accommodation
2021/22 | £490,036
2022/23 | £949,172
2023/24 | £1,695,636
Leicester
Temporary accommodation figures – Leicester
No. of people living in temporary accommodation
2021/22 | 277
2022/23 | 253
2023/24 | 682
Temporary accommodation costs – Leicester
Cost of temporary accommodation
2021/22 | £448,050
2022/23 | £2,055,166
2023/24 | £8,407,692
Fylde
Temporary accommodation figures – Fylde
No. of people living in temporary accommodation
2021/22 | 162
2022/23 | 225
2023/24 | 221
Temporary accommodation costs – Fylde
Cost of temporary accommodation
2021/22 | £119,593
2022/23 | £273,991
2023/24 | £462,025
Plymouth
Temporary accommodation figures – Plymouth
No. of people living in temporary accommodation
2021/22 | 777
2022/23 | 1052
2023/24 | 906
Temporary accommodation – Plymouth
Cost of temporary accommodation
2021/22 | £3,285,126
2022/23 | £6,512,336
2023/24 | £7,643,023
Stoke-on-Trent
Temporary accommodation figures – Stoke-on-Trent
No. of people living in temporary accommodation
2021/22 | 1232
2022/23 | 1260
2023/24 | 1456
Temporary accommodation costs – Stoke-on-Trent
Cost of temporary accommodation
2021/22 | £506,240
2022/23 | £553,703
2023/24 | £639,017
