Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 99295

Local Government Finance

Tabled: 11 December 2025
Answered: 22 December 2025

Question

Shivani Raja

ConservativeLeicester East

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to i) support local authorities in managing temporary accommodation costs and ii) ensure value for money in capital investment programmes.

Answer

Alison McGovern
The government has increased funding for homelessness services to over £1 billion, including a £50 million top up to the Homelessness Prevention Grant announced in December 2025. We are also investing £3.5 billion in homelessness and rough sleeping servic...

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