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Temporary Accommodation: Finance

Commons · Question 9365 · Tabled 12 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 17 Jun 2026

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Asked by Rosena Allin-Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help ensure that local authorities are sufficiently resourced to a) meet increases in temporary accommodation costs and b) fund their preventative duti

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 17 Jun 2026

We are providing £3.6 billion in funding for homelessness, prevention and rough sleeping services from 2026/27 to 2028/29. The largest element of this is the is the Homelessness Rough Sleeping and Domestic Abuse Grant. Using a bespoke formula that reflect...