A quarter of England’s local authorities spent 5% of their budgets on temporary accommodation in 2022-23, figures have shown.

Campaign group Generation Rent’s research of 249 councils found that 59 (24%) spent at least £1 in every £20 of their core spending power (CSP) on temporary accommodation in 2022/3.

The group also found that 20 (8%) local authorities spent at least £1 in every £10.

The councils found spending the most on temporary accommodation, relative to their budgets, were:

• Hastings – 49.3% CSP
• Crawley – 30.1% CSP
• Arun – 26.0% CSP
• Swale – 22.4% CSP
• Rother – 19.8% CSP.

These findings come as the government shelved the Renters (Reform) Bill in the wake of the July general election, which had spent the last year making its way through parliament. The bill had promised to bring vital security and protections from eviction for renters.

According to the Local Government Association, the number of households living in temporary accommodation has risen by 89% over the past decade, costing councils at least £1.74 billion in 2022/23 in total spending.