FI14531

Request

1. Between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2023, has your council used caravans and/or holiday parks to provide temporary accommodation to people presenting as homeless. Please provide a Yes/No answer. 

By presenting as homeless, I mean people who have presented to the council as homeless, and who the council has a duty to house, and therefore provided temporary accommodation before finding more secure housing. 

1a. If yes, please can you also provide:

The name of the caravan/holiday park accommodation provider 

The amount paid by the council to the caravan/holiday park accommodation provider per financial year 

The number of people housed in caravans/holiday park accommodation 

2. Between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2023, has your council used hotels to provide temporary accommodation to people presenting as homeless. Please provide a Yes/No answer.

2a. If yes, please can you also provide:

The name of the hotel accommodation provider 

The amount paid by the council to the accommodation provider per financial year 

The number of people in hotel accommodation

3. Between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2023, has your council provided tents to provide temporary accommodation to people presenting as homeless. Please provide a Yes/No answer.

3a. If yes, please can you also provide:

The total costs spent on tents per financial year

The number of people to have received tents

Response

1 Yes.

1a The name of the provider and the amount paid can be found on the Council’s website as part of the payment to suppliers data at https://www.dover.gov.uk/Corporate-Information/Financial-Information/Payments-to-Suppliers/Payments-to-Suppliers.aspx.  For the reasons stated above regarding the change of software system the Council does not hold information about the number of people housed.

2 Yes

2a The name of the provider and the amount paid can be found on the Council’s website as part of the payment to suppliers data at https://www.dover.gov.uk/Corporate-Information/Financial-Information/Payments-to-Suppliers/Payments-to-Suppliers.aspx.  For the reasons stated above regarding the change of software system the Council does not hold information about the number of people housed.

3 Not

3a Not applicable