Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 108858

Temporary Accommodation: Leicester

Tabled: 27 January 2026
Answered: 4 February 2026

Question

Shivani Raja

ConservativeLeicester East

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding his Department has provided to Leicester City Council to support the provision of temporary accommodation for rough sleepers in each of the last three years.

Answer

Alison McGovern
In each of the last three years the government has allocated councils funding through the Homelessness Prevention Grant, which can be used flexibly according to local need, including for temporary accommodation costs. Over this time the government has als...

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