Temporary Accommodation
Commons · Question 6082 · Tabled 2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to Answer of 28 May 2026 to Question 3072, what assessment he has made of the average distance homeless households are being placed from their home local authority area
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 10 Jun 2026
Legislation and statutory guidance is clear that local authorities should, wherever possible, place homeless households within their own area, except where there are clear benefits for the person seeking assistance (for example, in cases of domestic abuse...