Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 1337

Homelessness

Tabled: 23 July 2024
Answered: 26 July 2024
Named Day

Question

Layla Moran

Liberal DemocratOxford West and Abingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 207 on Vagrancy Act 1824, whether it is her Department's policy to de-criminalise homelessness.

Answer

Alex Norris
The Government is clear that homelessness has a devastating impact on those affected.We need to take a long term approach and to tackle the different factors that can cause people to become homeless.We will consider these issues carefully and, working wit...

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