As set out in recommendation 16, local authorities should already have a policy in place for procuring and allocating sufficient temporary accommodation, and that this is a core part of ensuring suitability requirements are met. The Local Government and Accountability Toolkit sets out how action plans should be produced and states that these policies should be linked to action plans, and that the policy should include an assessment of anticipated demand for temporary accommodation of different types and a long-term plan for delivering good-quality temporary accommodation to meet that need. We will continue to explore options to support councils to access good-quality temporary accommodation, providing homes for homeless households to reduce the need for expensive B&Bs and other nightly paid accommodation. We are exploring use of existing demand forecast models and working with the sector on this with the aim to share effective approaches to demand forecasting.