Dear Tilly,

Thank you for your request asking for information that we hold as follows, please see our response below in blue:

  1. During the financial year 2024/25 how many occasions did Barnet Homes pay a private landlord a monetary incentive to house a client who had approached Barnet council as homeless or threatened with homelessness?  697

 

  1. Overall, during the financial year 2024/25, how much money did Barnet Homes pay to private landlords in incentives to house clients who had approached as homeless or threatened with homelessness? £1,350,517.32

 

 

  1. Across the financial year 2024/25, what was the highest individual incentive Barnet Homes paid to a private landlord to house a client who had approached as homeless or threatened with homelessness? £5,000

 

 

  1. During the financial year of 2024/25, how many times did Barnet Homes pay a private landlord to house a household who had approached as homeless or threatened with homelessness in the following types of accommodation:

 

  1. a) Temporary accommodation – 11
  2. b) Assured shorthold tenancy in the private rented sector – 662

 

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Kind regards,

Carly Williamson

Complaints and Information Manager