Homelessness
Commons · Question 10425 · Tabled 22 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Grahame Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2024 to Question 9158 on Homelessness, what redress is available to a receiving Local Authority when a local authority breaches section 208 o
Answer
Answered by Rushanara Ali, 28 Oct 2024
Homelessness legislation and the Code of Guidance is clear that local authorities should place individuals within their own area, and when this is not possible, they should place the household as near as possible. The Government is clear that local author...