Addressing the Temporary Accommodation Crisis and Migration Pressures

 
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Society of District Council Treasures
Temporary Accommodation and Migration Pressures
 
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President of the Society of District Treasurers
Section 151 Officer at Sevenoaks District Council
 
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Terry Collier – Spelthorne  Borough Council
Emma Foy – West Lindsey District Council
Roy Millard – South Eastern Migration Partnership
 
Emma Foy – West Lindsey District Council
 
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At the end of June 2022 there were 94,870 people in temporary accommodation
 
Between 9,000 and 10,000 Afghan people in hotels
 
Councils have enabled hosting of over 163,000 Ukrainian people into the UK
 
Over 91,000 asylum applications in the year ended 31 March 2023.
 
Centres for City have reported that we are 4 million houses short in terms of housing delivery
requirements
 
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The Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 introduce relief duties requiring council to take reasonable steps
to help secure accommodation for any eligible person who is homeless for up to 56 days.
Where a  main housing duty is accepted then the household must remain in Council provided
accommodation until they are permanently rehoused
Local Housing Allowance rates and benefit caps mean that Councils claim the cost of temporary
accommodation where B&Bs used through Housing Benefit claims
 
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Afghan refugees
 
Afghan refugees
bridging hotel closure on 16 August 2023
27 families (137 individuals) residing
LAHF - 11 homes delivered through round 1,
4 homes through round 2
PRS - 6 Afghan families
Ukraine refugees
355 guests living in 96 sponsor properties in the
borough
Asylum seekers
84 individuals in Hotel Contingency Accommodation
and 18 in Dispersed Accommodation
 
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higher demand for support
services
higher proportion of client
death, requiring suicide
conversation training for
frontline staff
 
shortfall from partner
services and agencies who
are under severe stress
due to the Cost of Living
crisis
 
client profile has changed
from residents who are
facing immediate hardship
to people with complex
needs, some who cannot
be housed independently
 
Bob Porter
Thanet District Council
 
Thanet Market Rents
 
Highly
competitive
local market
conditions
 
15% increases in
the past 2 years
 
Use of section
21 procedure
 
Average 2 bedroom rents
 
Rents and Local Housing Allowance
 
LHA previously
reflected the 30th
percentile
 
Prolonged freezes in
LHA rates
 
30th percentile is
now £69 p.w. higher
 
And the median rent
is £92 p.w. higher.
 
Temporary Accommodation
 
More than doubled in
2 years
 
217 households (May
2023)
 
120 households
placed outside of
Thanet.
 
Mostly nightly paid, in
the private rented
sector
 
£35 to £70 per night
 
Key Numbers:
 
 
Total gross cost of TA (2022/23): £3.4m
 
19% of a General Fund base budget of
£17.9m
 
Net TA budget overspend (2022/23):
£1.2m
 
Growth in 2023/4 budget:
Overall: £3.5m
22% of which is for TA: £800k
 
 
 
 
 
 
TA is fast becoming the District council equivalent of adult social
care
 
A new approach to Temporary Accommodation
 
Foy House - A vacant commercial
building on Margate High Street
 
Previously a bank and office
 
Permitted development rights for
residential
 
Potential for 8 flats and small office
 
Multiple Outcomes
 
Tackling a vacant derelict building in
the town centre
 
Adding vitality to the town centre by
introducing residential development
 
Improving the quality of temporary
accommodation
 
Enabling homeless households to
return to the district
 
Reducing the cost of TA
 
 
 
 
Scheme Costs
 
Purchase cost: £500k
 
Refurbishment and
Conversion costs: £1.2m
 
15 month construction period
 
Funded with general fund
borrowing and Retained right-
to-buy receipts
 
 
Foy House
 
 
4 x 1 bedroom, and
 
4 x 2 bedroom
 
Costs funded from rents, set
at the LHA rate:
 
Savings:
 
Business plan includes:
Debt costs
Management and
Maintenance costs
Bad debts and voids
Depreciation
Rent income
 
Overall saving of £35k p.a for
the scheme
 
That’s £4,375 per unit.
 
 
 
Scalable: For 225 cases that’s a saving of £984k p.a.
(44% of total net budget of £2.2m)
 
Move On:
 
Households in Foy House are owed a
full housing duty
 
Dedicated on site support
 
Average stay is 38 nights
 
Compared to 195 days for accepted
cases in other TA.
 
 
Overall: 40% of cost and 20% of
duration.
 
Thank you
 
Contact:
Bob Porter
Head of Housing and Planning
Thanet District Council
 
E-mail: bob.porter@thanet.gov.uk
Tel: 01843-577006
 
Roy Millard
South East Migration Partnership
 
Home Office pays funding to different tiers of councils depending on the programme – Borough/District/City
and County Councils work together to agree formula to share funding.
SMP-facilitated shared learning and best practice across experienced and newer areas on all programmes –
some excellent examples of projects in areas being replicated elsewhere, and projects being delivered across
council borders.
Local Authority Housing Fund (district-level) – programme to support Ukrainians and Afghans into longer-term
accommodation. Good regional take-up. Round 2 announced and more councils eligible for funding to support
Afghan move on from hotels. Learning from Round 1 to be shared.
Asylum cost collation exercise – used several district/county submissions. Increase in one-off asylum funding
available to councils as a direct result.
Consideration of “place based” approach to work across all programmes – consider impact on services and
utilise flexibility of available funding to meet need.
 
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Future
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A joined-up single “place based” view of migration programmes and
impact in a local area.
Local government desire to utilise available funding in a single-stream to
meet need locally, rather than siloed approach to funding programmes
and services.
Mor
e information sharing via SMPs to improve the experience for people
in the various systems.
Review of funding arrangements (especially on asylum) to ensure local
services are receiving the support they need to deliver.
 
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Reminder:
 
SDCT General Meeting: 7-8 March 2024 at Warwick University
 
SDCT Executive Members required. See for further details:
www.cipfa.org/partners/society-of-district-council-treasurers
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  1. Are we facing a temporary accommodation crisis? What can be done? Society of District Council Treasures Temporary Accommodation and Migration Pressures

  2. Welcome Adrian Rowbotham President of the Society of District Treasurers Section 151 Officer at Sevenoaks District Council

  3. Introducing our Speakers Bob Porter Thanet District Council Terry Collier Spelthorne Borough Council Emma Foy West Lindsey District Council Roy Millard South Eastern Migration Partnership

  4. Emma Foy West Lindsey District Council

  5. Is this a National Crisis? At the end of June 2022 there were 94,870 people in temporary accommodation Between 9,000 and 10,000 Afghan people in hotels Councils have enabled hosting of over 163,000 Ukrainian people into the UK Over 91,000 asylum applications in the year ended 31 March 2023. Centres for City have reported that we are 4 million houses short in terms of housing delivery requirements

  6. What are our duties for Temporary Accommodation The Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 introduce relief duties requiring council to take reasonable steps to help secure accommodation for any eligible person who is homeless for up to 56 days. Where a main housing duty is accepted then the household must remain in Council provided accommodation until they are permanently rehoused Local Housing Allowance rates and benefit caps mean that Councils claim the cost of temporary accommodation where B&Bs used through Housing Benefit claims

  7. All Households in TA English Authorities (1998-2002)

  8. Terry Collier Spelthorne Borough Council

  9. Terry Collier Spelthorne Borough Council

  10. Temporary accommodation demand in Spelthorne 136 households in emergency accommodation (inc. 159 children) limited family size accommodation available lack of choice: households are placed outside borough difficulties with funding emergency B&B space in the borough wider impact: education, nutrition and associated stigma Harper House Harper House - - homeless family facility homeless family facility White House White House - - homeless facility homeless facility

  11. Refugee and Asylum Seekers accommodation demand in Spelthorne Afghan refugees bridging hotel closure on 16 August 2023 27 families (137 individuals) residing LAHF - 11 homes delivered through round 1, 4 homes through round 2 PRS - 6 Afghan families Afghan refugees Ukraine refugees 355 guests living in 96 sponsor properties in the borough Asylum seekers 84 individuals in Hotel Contingency Accommodation and 18 in Dispersed Accommodation

  12. Complexity of needs Complexity of needs greater levels of complex needs amongst client group, with increasing instances of anti-social behaviour, mental health issues, substance addiction, and other issues which make housing them more difficult, driven or exacerbated by the Cost of Living crisis higher demand for support services higher proportion of client death, requiring suicide conversation training for frontline staff shortfall from partner services and agencies who are under severe stress due to the Cost of Living crisis client profile has changed from residents who are facing immediate hardship to people with complex needs, some who cannot be housed independently

  13. Bob Porter Thanet District Council

  14. Thanet Market Rents Highly competitive local market conditions 15% increases in the past 2 years Use of section 21 procedure Average 2 bedroom rents

  15. Rents and Local Housing Allowance LHA previously reflected the 30th percentile Prolonged freezes in LHA rates 30th percentile is now 69 p.w. higher And the median rent is 92 p.w. higher.

  16. Temporary Accommodation More than doubled in 2 years 217 households (May 2023) 120 households placed outside of Thanet. Mostly nightly paid, in the private rented sector 35 to 70 per night

  17. Key Numbers: Total gross cost of TA (2022/23): 3.4m 19% of a General Fund base budget of 17.9m Net TA budget overspend (2022/23): 1.2m Growth in 2023/4 budget: Overall: 3.5m 22% of which is for TA: 800k TA is fast becoming the District council equivalent of adult social care

  18. A new approach to Temporary Accommodation Foy House - A vacant commercial building on Margate High Street Previously a bank and office Permitted development rights for residential Potential for 8 flats and small office

  19. Multiple Outcomes Tackling a vacant derelict building in the town centre Adding vitality to the town centre by introducing residential development Improving the quality of temporary accommodation Enabling homeless households to return to the district Reducing the cost of TA

  20. Scheme Costs Purchase cost: 500k Refurbishment and Conversion costs: 1.2m 15 month construction period Funded with general fund borrowing and Retained right- to-buy receipts

  21. Foy House 4 x 1 bedroom, and 4 x 2 bedroom Costs funded from rents, set at the LHA rate: Size LHA based rent Private sector nightly rate 1 Bedroom 11.62 27 to 35 2 bedroom 21.36 40 to 59

  22. Savings: Business plan includes: Debt costs Management and Maintenance costs Bad debts and voids Depreciation Rent income Overall saving of 35k p.a for the scheme That s 4,375 per unit. Scalable: For 225 cases that s a saving of 984k p.a. (44% of total net budget of 2.2m)

  23. Move On: Households in Foy House are owed a full housing duty Dedicated on site support Average stay is 38 nights Compared to 195 days for accepted cases in other TA. Overall: 40% of cost and 20% of duration.

  24. Thank you Contact: Bob Porter Head of Housing and Planning Thanet District Council E-mail: bob.porter@thanet.gov.uk Tel: 01843-577006

  25. Roy Millard South East Migration Partnership

  26. Information Sharing from the Migration Partnership Home Office pays funding to different tiers of councils depending on the programme Borough/District/City and County Councils work together to agree formula to share funding. SMP-facilitated shared learning and best practice across experienced and newer areas on all programmes some excellent examples of projects in areas being replicated elsewhere, and projects being delivered across council borders. Local Authority Housing Fund (district-level) programme to support Ukrainians and Afghans into longer-term accommodation. Good regional take-up. Round 2 announced and more councils eligible for funding to support Afghan move on from hotels. Learning from Round 1 to be shared. Asylum cost collation exercise used several district/county submissions. Increase in one-off asylum funding available to councils as a direct result. Consideration of place based approach to work across all programmes consider impact on services and utilise flexibility of available funding to meet need.

  27. Information Sharing from the Migration Partnership A joined-up single place based view of migration programmes and impact in a local area. Local government desire to utilise available funding in a single-stream to meet need locally, rather than siloed approach to funding programmes and services. Future ways of working More information sharing via SMPs to improve the experience for people in the various systems. Review of funding arrangements (especially on asylum) to ensure local services are receiving the support they need to deliver.

  28. Any Questions ?

  29. Thank you for attending! Reminder: SDCT General Meeting: 7-8 March 2024 at Warwick University SDCT Executive Members required. See for further details: www.cipfa.org/partners/society-of-district-council-treasurers

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