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 DabyThe 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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