Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 15283
Homelessness: Housing
Tabled: 2 July 2026
Answered: 9 July 2026
Question
Yasmin Qureshi
Labour — Bolton South and Walkden
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of homelessness accommodation providers' reliance on Housing Benefit as an income source on homelessness services.
Answer
Alison McGovernThe Department for Work and Pensions provides Housing Benefit subsidy to local authorities to help meet the cost of supporting households in temporary accommodation. In Great Britain, local authorities spent approximately £1.4 billion on Housing Benefit f...
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