Written questions

Sleeping Rough

Lords · Question HL16555 · Tabled 20 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 24 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Lord Jamieson

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 9 April (HL15984), how they plan to evaluate the effectiveness of new approaches being tested by local authorities to tackle long-term rough sleeping.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, 24 Apr 2026

Further to the Written Answer given on 9 April (HL15984), the £15 million for local authorities to test new approaches to reducing long-term rough sleeping has been allocated to areas facing the greatest long-term rough sleeping pressures.Local authoritie...