Q1. Of the households living with children in temporary accommodation at the end of December 2021 (the last quarterly data publicly available), how many were placed in accommodation outside of your local authority area? 1,552 families with children
Q2. Of the households living with children in temporary accommodation in each of the following financial years, how many were placed in accommodation outside of your local authority area? Note for the Enquirer: Data provided is a snapshot of occupation at year -end. a. 2017/2018 1,061 families with children b. 2018/2019 1,130 families with children c. 2019/2020 1,258 families with children d. 2020/2021 1,387 families with children e. 2021/2022 1,618 families with children
Q3. For the households with children who left a placement in B&B/ hotel accommodation during each of the following financial years, what was the average time spent in B&B/hotel accommodation? a. 2017/2018 1.4 months b. 2018/2019 0 months c. 2019/2020 0 months d. 2020/2021 0 months e. 2021/2022 0.5 months Lambeth Council is committed to securing suitable temporary accommodation for homeless households where this is required under national legislation. Our aim is to provide accommodation within Lambeth wherever possible, but this is not always achievable. Support is provided to households placed outside of the local area, e.g. support to access GPs, health visitors, education and Children's Centres.