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Homelessness: Temporary Accommodation

Commons · Question 18121 · Tabled 5 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 10 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Grahame Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of cases in which location data for out-of-area placements made while discharging a homelessness duty is (a) not recorded or (

Answer

Answered by Rushanara Ali, 10 Dec 2024

Homelessness levels are far too high. This can have a devastating impact on those affected, especially children. Too many families are spending years in temporary accommodation, at a point in a child’s life when they need space to play and develop, nutrit...