Information Team Croydon
Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House
7th Floor, Zone B
Croydon
CR0 1EA

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DEAR A Robbani

Freedom of information request - FOI/7824

Subject: Temporary Accommodation Placements

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Information Team Croydon
Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House
7th Floor, Zone B
Croydon
CR0 1EA

Contact: Information Team
[Croydon Borough Council request email]

Dear A Robbani

Request FOI/7824

Freedom of Information Request

Your request has been considered under the provisions of the Freedom of
Information Act. Please accept our apologies for the lengthy delay in
responding to you. Specifically, you have requested the following
information:

1) Please can you provide the following information on your Temporary
Accommodation Placement Numbers:

a) As of 31st March 2023 how many households in total were in temporary
accommodation placements made by your Local Housing Authority?

Answer - We are unable to provide you the data as of 31 March 2023 but can
provide the data as of 15 February. The total number of households in
temporary accommodation is – 3318.

b) Of that total, (a above) how many of those placements were made within
your Local Housing Authority area?

Answer – In Croydon – 2526 placements.

c) Of that total (a above) how many of those placements were made in a
different Local Housing Authority area?

Answer – Outside of Croydon – 792

d) Please provide a breakdown (of c above) showing the number of temporary
accommodation placements by each different named local housing authority
area
 

Local Authority Count of Local Authority
London Borough of Croydon 2526
London Borough of Lambeth 173
London Borough of Lewisham 133
London Borough of Bromley 77
London Borough of Sutton 66
London Borough of Merton 51
Crawley Borough Council 45
London Borough of Wandsworth 28
London Borough of Southwark 26
Royal Borough of Greenwich 21
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames 16
London Borough of Brent 15
Waverley Borough Council 14
London Borough of Greenwich 12
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council 11
London Borough of Enfield 11
Mole Valley District Council 9
Medway Council 9
Thanet District Council 6
London Borough of Newham 5
Harlow District Council 5
London Borough of Ealing 4
Dartford Borough Council 4
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council 4
London Borough of Tower Hamlets 3
Basildon Borough Council 3
London Borough of Bexley 3
London Borough of Waltham Forest 3
London Borough of Redbridge 3
Slough Borough Council 3
London Borough of Haringey 3
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council 2
London Borough of Hounslow 2
Maidstone Borough Council 2
Havant Borough Council 2
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham 2
London Borough of Havering 2
London Borough of Hackney 1
Rushmoor Borough Council 1
Tendring District Council 1
Hastings Borough Council 1
Basildon 1
London Borough of Harrow 1
Thurrock Council 1
Wellingborough Borough Council 1
London Borough of Hillingdon 1
Swale Borough Council 1
Bracknell Forest Borough Council 1
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames 1
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham 1
London Borough of Barnet 1

2. Do you own property or have a lease arrangement for properties in
different housing authority areas that you use for temporary accommodation
placements? If yes, please provide a breakdown showing number of units by
each different named Local Housing Authority area.

Answer – Croydon does not own properties outside of the borough that are
used as temporary accommodation.
Croydon has lease arrangements for properties that are used as temporary
accommodation in the following boroughs.
 

Local Authority Number of leases
London Borough of Lambeth 29
Crawley Borough Council 27
London Borough of Sutton 15
London Borough of Bromley 12
London Borough of Lewisham 10
London Borough of Merton 7
London Borough of Southwark 7
London Borough of Enfield 7
London Borough of Greenwich 4
Thanet District Council 4
London Borough of Ealing 4
London Borough of Newham 4
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames 3
London Borough of Brent 3
London Borough of Bexley 3
London Borough of Waltham Forest 3
London Borough of Redbridge 2
London Borough of Tower Hamlets 2
Havant Borough Council 2
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham 2
Royal Borough of Greenwich 1
Basildon Borough Council 1
London Borough of Havering 1
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council 1
Bracknell Forest Borough Council 1
Harlow District Council 1
Hastings Borough Council 1
London Borough of Barnet 1
London Borough of Hackney 1
Rushmoor Borough Council 1
Swale Borough Council 1

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Writing:     Information Team

London Borough of Croydon
Bernard Weatherill House
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Croydon CR0 1EA

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Water Lane
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Cheshire   SK9 5AF

Yours sincerely 

Croydon Council

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