Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 104810

Temporary Accommodation

Tabled: 12 January 2026

Answered: 19 January 2026

Question

Alex Sobel

Labour (Co-op) — Leeds Central and Headingley

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on the mental and physical health impacts of placing households in temporary accommodation outside of their local area.

Answer

Alison McGovern

This government inherited a homelessness crisis with record numbers in temporary accommodation. Our National Plan to End Homelessness sets out how we will get back on track to ending homelessness by tackling its root causes. We are building 1.5 million ho...

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