Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s published payments for temporary accommodation reached £1,520,865.70 in 2025/26 under just two descriptions: Bed & Breakfast Accommodation and Self Contained Nightly Lets. That is £633,842.30 higher than the previous year, almost £500,000 above the old 2017/18 peak, and more than three-quarters of the bill now sits in self-contained nightly lets. The council is right to house people in crisis. But when the b…
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