Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 10837

Veterans: Homelessness

Tabled: 23 October 2024

Answered: 28 October 2024

Named Day

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October 2024 to Question 6842 on Veterans: Homelessness, how many veterans have been denied allocation of social housing owing to not passing local co

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

The forthcoming changes to social housing allocations regulations will exempt all veterans from local connection and residency tests. Local councils will continue to design and operate allocations policies in a way that best meets the needs of local commu...

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