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Freedom of Information Request

Housing data

Received: 15 December 2024

We would like the information broken down into 4 categories - A, B, C and D - as described below. Answers can be provided after the colons, in an email response. Please only answer D if time permits, rather than rejecting the whole FoI. A. Homes for Ukraine Tariffs receivedPlease provide the total H4U tariff you received to date (not including the Homelessness Prevention, host 'thank you' payments or Education grants, which are all additional):We refer to Homes for Ukraine funding - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homes-for-ukraine-funding) where these numbers are published up to June 2024. This is on the basis of £10500 per H4U arrival up to 31 Dec 2022, and £5900 per adult H4U arrival after this date (children remained at £10500 throughout). Please provide the amount spent to date from the tariff received on Ukrainians:Broken down if possible by:Council staff costs: Local partner costs:- Temporary accommodation costs:- Private or social housing rent / deposits costs:If possible, please provide details of the rest of the tariff money:- How much is still unspent (PLEASE ANSWER THIS even if everything else is not answered):- How much was spent on other nationalities or groups: B. Homelessness Prevention Grant Figures received by you are published here: £109 million Homelessness Prevention Grant 2023-24 top-up local authority allocations (England only) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/homelessness-prevention-grant-homes-for-ukraine-scheme-support/150-million-ukraine-homelessness-prevention-grant-top-up-local-authority-allocations-england-only) ; however, in some cases, there are multiple lower tier authorities each in receipt of monies. In this case, if you are not able to collate the information from your lower tier authorities in time, please skip this. Please provide the total amount received in 2023 / 2024 under this grant to your authority as a whole: Please provide figures of the money received under this specific grant that has been spent on Ukrainian refugees to prevent them from becoming homeless: Please break this down if possible by:- Amount spent on private rented or social housing which is irrecoverable (e.g. First month's rent paid):- Amount spent on private rented or social housing which is recoverable (e.g. Deposits or Guarantor schemes):- Amount spent on temporary accommodation: If possible, please provide details of the rest of the money:- How much is still unspent:- How much was spent on other nationalities or groups: C. Numbers of Ukrainians funded into accommodation by the council Regardless of whether money came from the H4U tariff or the Homelessness Prevention Grant, please provide the following:- Indication of absolute number of Ukrainians who were given council funds or guarantees to move into private rented accommodation or social housing, vs all Ukrainians arriving in the borough.- Indication of absolute number of Ukrainians who were given temporary accommodation D. Education grant (please skip this if time does not permit) - Total funding received according to: Homes for Ukraine education and childcare grant conditions of funding - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/homes-for-ukraine-education-and-childcare-funding/homes-for-ukraine-education-and-childcare-grant-conditions-of-funding#:~:text=1.%20Introduction.%20The%20Secretary%20of%20State%20for%20Education%20lays%20down%23:~:text=1.%20Introduction.%20The%20Secretary%20of%20State%20for%20Education%20lays%20down) Please provide the total grant received here to date:Please pro

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