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Temporary Accommodation: Finance

Asked by Shivani RajaConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 4 February 2026UIN 108866

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on how much local authorities spent on providing temporary accommodation to households containing at least one non-UK national in the last 12 months.

Answered by Alison McGovern

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government publishes data on local authority revenue expenditure, including total expenditure on temporary accommodation, which is available here.

We also publish data on the nationality of main applicants for households assessed as owed prevention and relief duties. This is available in Table A9 in detailed local authority level files published alongside our annual release here.

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