Oral Question·Department for Education
“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 23 January 2024Answered: 29 January 2024
Asked by
Ian Byrne
Labour — Liverpool West Derby
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Education
Answer from Hansard
Florence Eshalomi
I thank my hon. Friend for raising that important initiative in Harlow. Housing First is an important intervention, which evidence has shown can transform the lives of people with complex needs. We are funding Housing First and other forms of housing-led accommodation through our £2.7 billion homelessness, rough sleeping and domestic abuse grant for areas like Harlow. That includes, as I have mentioned, the £442 million for the rough sleeping programme.