Temporary Accommodation
Commons · Question 104810 · Tabled 12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Alex Sobel
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on the mental and physical health impacts of placing households in temporary accommodation outside of their local area.
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 19 Jan 2026
This government inherited a homelessness crisis with record numbers in temporary accommodation. Our National Plan to End Homelessness sets out how we will get back on track to ending homelessness by tackling its root causes. We are building 1.5 million ho...