Homelessness
Commons · Question 9156 · Tabled 15 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Grahame Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7728 on Homelessness, what sanctions are available to prevent local authorities from placing families significant distances
Answer
Answered by Rushanara Ali, 21 Oct 2024
Homelessness levels are far too high and can have a devastating impact on households affected, as well as putting local authorities and their services under financial strain. Homelessness legislation and the Code of Guidance sets out that local authoritie...