Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 6735

Temporary Accommodation: Costs

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Antonia Bance

LabourTipton and Wednesbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) section 21 evictions and (b) the provisions in the Renters' Rights Bill on (i) temporary accommodation cost

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
Once enacted, the Bill will ensure that local authorities owe a homelessness prevention duty to a tenant evicted under section 8 grounds. This will enable tenants to maintain access to support to prevent homelessness, in line with the principles of the Ho...

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