Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 121467
Homelessness: Children
Tabled: 17 March 2026
Answered: 24 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Paula Barker
Labour — Liverpool Wavertree
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that local councils provide homelessness assistance to children to prevent them being forced to sleep rough.
Answer
Alison McGovernI wrote to council leaders and chief executives on Wednesday 25 February setting out local authorities’ legal duties to homeless families with children under the Housing Act 1996 and Children Act 1989. This letter made it clear that a child should never b...
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