New figures have been released showing the differing approaches of London councils in tackling the capital’s growing social housing problem.

Research carried out by the Bureau of Investigative Journalists shows local authorities’ total spend on rehousing people has rocketed in some north London boroughs since 2009.

Barnet Council has almost doubled the amount it pays out for temporary accommodation in the past four years, from £4.6million to £8.9million.

Harrow Council’s total spend on temporary accommodation is expected to have increased from £113,000 to £4million this year since 2009.

Enfield expenditure has also gone up from £27.5million to almost £29million.

But Haringey bucked the trend, with a decrease from £39million to £29million.

The authority has the second highest number of properties and bed and breakfasts (B&Bs) in the capital used for social housing by other boroughs.

The figures also showed that, since 2009, Haringey has moved a similar amount of households out of the borough as those being used by other local authorities.

The data, released this week, also shows where local authorities are moving people when they rehouse them in other boroughs.

More properties and B&Bs were secured for temporary social housing in Enfield than anywhere else in London.

In Barnet, out of 334 properties or B&B rooms secured in Barnet from other boroughs, 174 were from Haringey.

Barnet Council itself sourced 188 rooms in Enfield and 142 rooms in Haringey for individuals and families under its care.

The number of households being moved out of Harrow has increased from ten to 187 over the past four years.

Nationally, councils in the UK’s 12 largest cities have spent almost £2billion on providing short-term housing and rehoused 32,643 households in other areas.