b"Local Government Lawyer 5survey, more than a quarter (28%) of councils admitted they do not assess the quality and Before placing households in Temporarysuitability of temporary accommodation before housing families. Accommodation, does your authority assessWhile one council said it completes a full the quality and suitability of theaccreditation including gas, electric, fire accommodation? regulations, and DBS checks for all staffthis 72% was certainly not the case for all. Not so temporary Asked what the average length of time a person or household stays in nightly paid temporary accommodation in their authority, 28% a third of survey respondents said over 6 months, with 18% saying over a year*. Meanwhile, in the case of self-contained temporary accommodation, over half (54%) of respondents (who knew the answer to the Yes No question) said the average time is over a year. Earlier this year, social justice campaign group Citizens UK warned that some children are spending their entire childhoods in What is the average length of time a person ortemporary accommodation - highlighting a case where one family with children household stays in nightly paid temporaryin Croydon had been living in temporary accommodation? accommodation since 1998.39% One survey respondent observed: The length of time in temporary accommodation is partly due to the high demand for social housing and the fact that some of the applicants are those whose anti-social 15% behaviour or mental health issues make them 9% 9% 11% ineligible for allocation of the properties 7% 6% of certain registered providers. There is 4% insufficient supported housing for those who need such accommodation.0-30 days 30-60 days 60-90 days 90-120 days 120-150 days 150-365 days 365+ days Don't know Another noted: Aside from large households needing 4-beds plus we have, up until now, been able to move on households within about 3-4 months. Unfortunately, due to increased presentations from migrant What is the averagelength of time a person orfamilies either being given status or family re-unions, the number in interim and temporary household stays in self-contained temporaryaccommodation is increasing, and due to [a] accommodation? lack of larger properties (both temporary and 40% 36% permanent) [people are] staying longer.35% 34%Solutions30% Asked what their authorities are doing to 25% help tackle the root cause of the problem20% reducing the number of households in need 15% 13% of temporary accommodation - nearly 80% of respondents cited early intervention to 10% 4% 4% 6% sustain permanent tenancies and prevent 5% 2% 2% homelessness, and placing households 0% in private sector rented accommodation to 0-30 days 30-60 days 60-90 days 90-120 120-150 150-365 365+ days Don't know discharge duties.days days days One respondent said their authority has been working with local building societies around no deposit mortgage schemes, to *Of those who knew the answer to the question"