Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 24192

Homelessness: Temporary Accommodation

Tabled: 15 January 2025
Answered: 22 January 2025

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

Conservative — Thirsk and Malton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of limits on the amount that local authorities can spend on temporary accommodation from the Homelessness Prevention Grant

Answer

Rushanara Ali
This Government has inherited record levels of temporary accommodation, and we recognise the pressure this has put on councils. The Homelessness Prevention Grant was never intended to meet all of councils’ temporary accommodation costs. Councils can and d...
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