Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 96486

Temporary Accommodation: Young People

Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 10 December 2025

Question

Richard Quigley

LabourIsle of Wight West

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that planning policy does not inhibit the creation of transitional self-contained stepping stone homes for young people who are ready to live i

Answer

Alison McGovern
My Department continues to engage with stakeholders in the homelessness sector to support the development of schemes and policies to tackle homelessness, including stepping stone accommodation. The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that it is...

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