Councils spend on housing (2023-25)
Case reference FOI2026/00002
Received 2 January 2026
Published 16 January 2026
Request
Response
All questions apply to calendar years of 2023, 2024 and 2025:
1. How much did your council spend on total housing expenditure in this period?
2023:
Temporary Accommodation: £814,771
Properties on Loan: £264,896
2024:
Temporary Accommodation: £1,028.750
Properties on Loan: £314,290
2025:
Temporary Accommodation: £971, 608
Properties on Loan: 164,537
2. How much of this total (in Question 1) was spent on private related housing? (Including temporary accommodation)
2023:
Private Rented Initiatives (up front costs) - £82,456
Private Rented Initiatives (arrears) - £63,516.36
Private Rented Initiatives (incentives) - £5,550
2024:
Private Rented Initiatives (up front costs) - £29,913
Private Rented Initiatives (arrears) - £73,790
Private Rented Initiatives (incentives) - £29,913
2025:
Private Rented Initiatives (up front costs) - £132,206
Private Rented Initiatives (arrears) - £78,170
Private Rented Initiatives (incentives) - £47,113
3. How much did your council spend on temporary accommodation each year?
See above
4. How much did central government provide your council for all housing related expenditure?
Available in public domain - Homelessness Prevention Grant: 2023 to 2025 - GOV.UK
5. Do local authorities have the resources to adequately tackle housing issues in their areas?
No information held
6. Other than grant funding, what can be done to support local authorities address housing issues, both with regards to access and condition?
No information held
7. What changes would the council recommend to the private market to make housing more accessible?
No information held
Documents
This is Tunbridge Wells Borough Council's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.