Use of Temp Accomodation
Case reference FOI2026/00526
Received 30 March 2026
Published 24 April 2026
Request
1. Use of temporary accommodation For each of the following calendar years – 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022,2023, 2024 and 2025 – please provide: • The total number of temporary accommodation placements or bookings made • Of these, the total number of placements or bookings made with private providers • The total amount paid by the council to private providers of temporary accommodation 2. Costs For the calendar year 2025, please provide: a) The average monthly cost of temporary accommodation per person, and please provide this separately for: • Accommodation provided by private sector providers • Accommodation owned or managed by the council b) The average monthly amount charged to residents for utilities and/or service charges in private sector temporary accommodation, where these costs are charged in addition to the accommodation cost covered by the local authority
Response
Use of temporary accommodation
For each of the following calendar years - 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022,2023, 2024 and 2025 - please provide:
• The total number of temporary accommodation placements or bookings made
Unable to obtain records prior to 2021
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2021 126 placements/ 80 nightly paid
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2022 130 placements/ 73 nightly paid
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2023 185 placements/ 158 nightly paid
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2024 156 placements/ 111 nightly paid
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2025 159 placements / 135 nightly paid
• Of these, the total number of placements or bookings made with private providers
The private providers are labelled as ‘nightly paid’ above.
• The total amount paid by the council to private providers of temporary accommodation
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2015: £181,935
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2016: £238,001
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2017: £247,187
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2018: 327,901
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2019: £379,548
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2020: £921,594
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2021: £840,593
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2022: £160,170
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2023: £177,857
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2024: £212,360
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2025: £266,425
2. Costs
For the calendar year 2025, please provide:
a) The average monthly cost of temporary accommodation per person, and please provide this separately for:
• Accommodation provided by private sector providers
Information Not Held
• Accommodation owned or managed by the council
This is provided by bedroom size of the property as opposed to per person:
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£123.58 (1bed)
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£247.40 (2bed)
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£304.47 (3bed)
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£420 (4bed)
b) The average monthly amount charged to residents for utilities and/or service charges in private sector temporary accommodation, where these costs are charged in addition to the accommodation cost covered by the local authority.
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£30.17
Documents
This is Tunbridge Wells Borough Council's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.