Recommendation 13

Within twelve months of publication of this report, the Government must organise the collection, collation and publication of annual statistics at a local authority level on the following: • The number of exempt accommodation claimants; • The number of exempt accommodation providers; • The number of housing units used for exempt accommodation; • The number of exempt accommodation housing units per provider; • The number of exempt accommodation claimants per provider; 48 Exempt Accommodation • The number of exempt accommodation providers registered with different regulators, and commissioned to provide accommodation or support; • The number of providers meeting and failing to meet the national standards we set out; and • The amount of money paid by both the DWP and the local authority in exempt accommodation housing benefit.