Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 120949

Sleeping Rough: Temperature

Tabled: 16 March 2026

Answered: 24 March 2026

Question

Afzal Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that local authorities have the resources to activate the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol promptly and provide sufficient saf

Answer

Alison McGovern

Local authorities should plan services which meet the needs of people in their area, which includes planning for periods of extreme cold. The government is providing more than £3.3 billion in homelessness and rough sleeping funding from 2026/27 to 2028/29...

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