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<p>Everyone leaving custody should have a safe and suitable home to go to on release;
having somewhere to live gives people a stable platform from which to access health
services, hold down a job and reduces the likelihood of them reoffending.</p><p>Ministry
of Justice officials are working closely with officials from the Ministry of Housing,
Communities and Local Government to monitor the referrals being made and to facilitate
joint working between local authorities and prison and probation providers.</p><p>Overcoming
the many barriers offenders face to securing suitable accommodation is something that
Ministry of Justice cannot do in isolation. While statutory responsibility for housing
(including planning) and homelessness lies with local authorities in England, and
with the Welsh Assembly in Wales, we are committed to working with other departments
to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping.</p>
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