Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 24265

Bed and Breakfast Accommodation

Tabled: 15 January 2025

Answered: 22 January 2025

Named Day

Question

Paula Barker

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department's target date is to ensure that homeless households with children are not housed in bed and breakfast accommodation longer than the statutory six weeks maximu

Answer

Rushanara Ali

Too many children are spending years in temporary accommodation, at a point in their lives when they need space to play and develop, nutritious food to thrive and access to education. We must build more homes so we can reduce the number of households in t...

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