Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 10425

Homelessness

Tabled: 22 October 2024

Answered: 28 October 2024

Named Day

Question

Grahame Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2024 to Question 9158 on Homelessness, what redress is available to a receiving Local Authority when a local authority breaches section 208 o

Answer

Rushanara Ali

Homelessness legislation and the Code of Guidance is clear that local authorities should place individuals within their own area, and when this is not possible, they should place the household as near as possible. The Government is clear that local author...

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