Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN HL2290

Temporary Accommodation: Costs

Tabled: 20 July 2026
Answered: 4 August 2026

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reasons for any increase in the number of households living in temporary accommodation; and what estimate they have made of the cost of temporary accommodation to local authorities in t

Answer

The government inherited a homelessness crisis, and recognises that the number of households in temporary accommodation has increased in recent years. On 31 December 2025, 134,210 households were in temporary accommodation, including 85,800 households wit...
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