Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 907205

Homelessness: Families

Tabled: 6 January 2026

Answered: 12 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Mr Jonathan Brash

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of trends in the level of the dispersal of homeless families from local authorities in the

Answer

Alison McGovern

Published data shows only small numbers moving from the South East or Midlands to the North East, with most placements made within the same region. The Code of Guidance makes clear families should be placed locally first. That’s why we are improving data,...

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