Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 17743

Children's Rights: Homelessness

Tabled: 3 December 2024
Answered: 11 December 2024

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Labour — Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that homeless children have the same rights of access to (a) education and (b) health care as looked-after children in corporate parentship.

Answer

Janet Daby
The department knows that homelessness levels are far too high, and this can have a devastating impact on those affected, especially children. Too many children are spending years in temporary accommodation, at a point in their lives when they need space ...
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