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1696968

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Veterans: Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what definition of homelessness is used by the Office for Veterans Affairs.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	19239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>The Office for Veterans’ Affairs’ definition of homelessness is in line with the Government’s definition of homelessness. Statutory homelessness is defined as households or individuals who are owed a homelessness duty by a local authority.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 27/03/2024 16:53:42 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1678630

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Veterans: Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral statement of 21 November 2023 on Veterans Welfare Services by the Minster for Veterans' Affairs, Official Report column 223, what progress he has made on meeting the target to eliminate homelessness amongst the veteran population by 25 December 2023.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	7295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>Op FORTITUDE is the dedicated referral pathway to support veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness secure housing.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Through Op FORTITUDE, the Government has ensured that no veteran should be facing the need to sleep rough due to lack of provision.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 08/01/2024 14:35:01 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1671760

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Veterans: Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many full time equivalent employees in his Department work on the delivery of Op Fortitude.
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
	uin	2967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>Op Fortitude is coordinated by the Cabinet Office and delivered by third sector partners requiring flexible support depending on the demands on the service.</p><p>The Riverside Group is the lead delivery partner for Op FORTITUDE, bringing together Local Authorities, charities and housing providers across the UK to support homeless or rough sleeping veterans.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 27/11/2023 17:29:36 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1671889

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Veterans: Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of homeless veterans have secured accommodation through the Reducing Veteran Homelessness Programme in each region.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	2769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>To date, the Government has committed nearly £30m towards ending veteran homelessness, including:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li><p>£20m capital housing fund over three years to provide extra housing for veterans through the development of new builds and the refurbishment of social and charitable housing.</p></li><li><p>£500k to fund Op FORTITUDE, a dedicated referral scheme to provide a single central point for local authorities, charities and housing providers to support homeless and rough sleeping veterans, in addition to over £7.2m to fund specialist help for veterans in more than 900 veteran supported housing units.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 2771 2772 question first answered 29/11/2023 12:44:31 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1671892

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Veterans: Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress his Department has made towards ending veteran homelessness.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	2771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>To date, the Government has committed nearly £30m towards ending veteran homelessness, including:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li><p>£20m capital housing fund over three years to provide extra housing for veterans through the development of new builds and the refurbishment of social and charitable housing.</p></li><li><p>£500k to fund Op FORTITUDE, a dedicated referral scheme to provide a single central point for local authorities, charities and housing providers to support homeless and rough sleeping veterans, in addition to over £7.2m to fund specialist help for veterans in more than 900 veteran supported housing units.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 2769 2772 question first answered 29/11/2023 12:44:31 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1671894

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Veterans: Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent on veterans homelessness support in each month of 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	2772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>To date, the Government has committed nearly £30m towards ending veteran homelessness, including:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li><p>£20m capital housing fund over three years to provide extra housing for veterans through the development of new builds and the refurbishment of social and charitable housing.</p></li><li><p>£500k to fund Op FORTITUDE, a dedicated referral scheme to provide a single central point for local authorities, charities and housing providers to support homeless and rough sleeping veterans, in addition to over £7.2m to fund specialist help for veterans in more than 900 veteran supported housing units.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 2769 2771 question first answered 29/11/2023 12:44:31 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1670293

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Veterans: Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Government has spent on Op Fortitude in 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
	uin	2226
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>This Government is working towards ending veteran rough sleeping via Op FORTITUDE, a dedicated referral scheme to provide a single central point for local authorities and charities, with £8.55m in funding for specialist help for former armed forces personnel in more than 900 veteran supported housing units.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 21/11/2023 13:31:04 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1662009

	registered interest
	date	19/09/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Veterans: Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to reduce homelessness amongst the veteran population.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	200208
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2023 answer text <p>As part of the Government’s efforts to end veteran rough sleeping, we recently launched Op FORTITUDE. This is a first of its kind, central referral pathway which links veterans experiencing or facing homelessness with Local Authorities, housing providers and charities across the country.</p><p>This is supported by up to £8 million in the ‘Reducing Veterans Homelessness Programme’ which has made funding available to organisations across the UK. Providers are making available dedicated wrap-around support on health &amp; wellbeing, recovery and employability in veteran supported housing.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>An additional £20 million will go towards providing extra housing for veterans through the development of new builds and the refurbishment of existing social and charitable housing. An initial £2 million refurbishment and development grant has now been opened for applications via the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Veterans and anyone else facing homelessness or rough sleeping, are also supported by the Government's ‘Ending Rough Sleeping for Good’ strategy which is backed by £2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping across the country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 17/10/2023 15:57:27 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1651628

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Veterans: Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the grants awarded under the Reducing Veterans Homelessness programme in 2023-24, how much and what proportion of the funding allocated to the Launchpad Organisation will be spent on each of the four areas.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	193076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2023 answer text <p>As part of this Government’s drive to end veterans homelessness this year, Launchpad received over £800,000 through the Reducing Veteran Homelessness Programme to deliver addiction and mental health psychotherapy, intensive training and employment support to veterans.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst a geographical breakdown of spend is not yet available, the Programme is expected to go live in September, and will report over the following months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 13/07/2023 16:21:18 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1639682

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Veterans: Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that homeless veterans can access accommodation through the Reducing Veteran Homelessness Programme in all regions.
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
	uin	186550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>This Government is working towards ending veteran homelessness this year, with £8.55m in funding for specialist help for former armed forces personnel in more than 900 veteran supported housing units, and a referral pathway.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Reducing Veteran Homelessness programme, which aims to address veterans homelessness and rough sleeping through the provision of specialist services, such as mental health or employment support, was launched in April.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This programme was open to veteran supported housing providers across the UK until 22 May and applications will be assessed by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust. Successful organisations are expected to start their projects in September 2023, and will be supplemented by Op FORTITUDE, the new referral pathway for veterans experiencing or facing homelessness.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 186551 186552 question first answered 05/06/2023 14:11:09 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins