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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Murray Social affairs correspondent

Councils’ temporary housing costs to more than double by 2029-30, says LGA

Two people silhouetted against the light from the window as they stand in the hotel room
A family staying in temporary accommodation in a Travelodge hotel room. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian

The cost to councils of providing temporary accommodation for homeless people in England is projected to more than double to almost £4bn by 2029–30, the Local Government Association (LGA) has said.

The national membership body for councils found that since 2017-18, local authorities across England had spent almost £1.5bn more on temporary accommodation (TA) than had been reimbursed in housing benefit from the government.

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