Non self-contained placements (bed & breakfast and hotels)
Non self-contained accommodation, such as a hotel or bed and breakfast, may be used if there is no self-contained accommodation available. Officers will look to move a household to more suitable accommodation as soon as possible, and the time in non-self-contained accommodation would be less than six weeks in total for households with family commitments in line with the homelessness code of guidance. Any time the household has been in non-self-contained accommodation provided by another Local Authority will not be included in the total time.
Households with family commitments, i.e. dependent children or which include a pregnancy, will be provided with self-contained accommodation wherever possible.