FOI-5539 Temporary accommodation

HMOs as temporary accommodation

  1. Can you please provide me with the total number of households that are currently being provided with temporary accommodation (TA) by the council up to the date of this request. Please see here for definition of TA: https://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/homelessness/temporary_housing_when_homeless

    On 30 January 2025, 85 households were being provided with temporary accommodation.

  2. Of the total number of households currently in TA, can you confirm how many of those households are being housed in a House of Multiple Occupancy (HMO).
    A HMO is a title given to properties that house three or more residents from more than one different household, who share a kitchen, toilet or bathroom facilities with the other tenants. Landlords must apply for a specific HMO licence to be allowed to rent the property out under these conditions. Operating an unlicensed HMO is a criminal offence.

    Zero. The Authority does not use HMOs as temporary accommodation.

  3. Of those HMOs, how many currently have a valid HMO license?


    Information not held as the Authority does not use HMOs as temporary accommodation.