Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 95630

Homelessness: Temporary Accommodation

Tabled: 1 December 2025
Answered: 9 December 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will include provisions in the forthcoming National Development Management Policies to increase the number of stepping stone housing models across local authority areas.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
We will consult later this year on a suite of new national policies for decision-making. Further details will be set out in due course.