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1238913

	registered interest
	date	29/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor on increasing funding for homelessness services in the 2020 spending review.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	97043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>Decisions on Government spending beyond 2020-21 will be taken as part of the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 05/10/2020 16:03:01 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1233475

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of the time-limit for local authorities for spending Government funding to address homelessness during the covid-19 outbreak on the provision of medium- to long-term solutions to homelessness by those authorities; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	88282
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2020 answer text <p>Tackling homelessness and rough sleeping is a priority for this Government. Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic 15,000 vulnerable people have been housed in emergency accommodation.</p><p>We are also supporting those at risk of homelessness, with an injection of £9.3 billion into the welfare system.  This includes increasing the Local Housing Allowance rates for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit claimants so that they are set at the 30th percentile of market rents.</p><p>The Government has also brought forward legislation requiring landlords to provide six months’ notice in most circumstances. This will be in force from 29 August 2020 until 31 March 2021.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 18/09/2020 13:20:42 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1260490

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps he has taken to reduce homelessness in (a) Slough and (b) England.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	128718
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling homelessness, which is why it is spending over £700 million this year alone. This includes the Flexible Homelessness Support Grant of £200m and the £63 million Homelessness Reduction Grant which enable local authorities to do more to prevent and relieve homelessness in their areas. Slough received a total of £820,101 from these specific funding streams. As a result of the Homelessness Reduction Act, councils now have a duty to prevent homelessness and the use of temporary accommodation means people are getting help and ensures no family is without a roof over their head.</p><p>Next year, the Government will be spending over £750 million to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping, further demonstrating the Government’s commitment to end rough sleeping and fully enforce the Homelessness Reduction Act.</p><p>The latest homelessness data for April June 2020, including temporary accommodation numbers and the number of duties owed under the Homelessness Reduction Act can be found on the gov.uk website:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Flive-tables-on-homelessness&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cps.advisers%40communities.gov.uk%7C597a13470da24e3b044808d8a340d0ec%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637438846072651015%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=VIAtrvf%2FG%2FzwB%2FrVachZOcywaScBtnHaTUuFIgz5KO4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness.</a></p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 128715 128716 128717 question first answered 21/12/2020 10:33:31 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1259430

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that homeless people have access to (a) shelter, (b) financial support and (c) mental health services during winter 2020-21.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry North West
	tabling member printed	Taiwo Owatemi
	uin	127008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>We have taken unprecedented action this year to protect vulnerable people. The ongoing 'Everyone In' campaign has helped to protect thousands of lives during the pandemic - by September it had supported over 29,000 vulnerable people, with over 10,000 in emergency accommodation and nearly 19,000 provided with settled accommodation or move on support. <br> <br> We recognise the challenges that cold weather poses for local authorities in terms of rough sleeping. That is why we have launched a third year of the Cold Weather Fund. This £10 million fund is available to all local authorities to provide a robust, local response to support rough sleepers off the streets over the winter period, including providing self-contained and Covid-secure accommodation and support. <br> <br> We have also provided a £2 million Homelessness Winter Transformation Fund (HWF) for faith and community groups to provide alternative provision this winter. This is on top of our 'Protect Programme' launched in November which is the next step in the ongoing targeted support to protect some of the most vulnerable people in our communities from Covid-19. A further £15 million will be provided to support the ongoing efforts to provide accommodation for rough sleepers during the pandemic. This programme will help areas that need additional support most throughout winter. <br> <br> We recognise that rough sleeping is not just a housing issue and that many people need additional support. £23 million this year will be used to provide substance misuse treatment services for rough sleepers. This funding will provide the necessary support needed to many vulnerable individuals experiencing rough sleeping, including those accommodated under the Government's response to Covid-19. This will enable them to rebuild their lives and move towards sustaining long-term accommodation. Public Health England (PHE) has published guidance to assist commissioners, managers and staff in addressing Covid-19 in drug and alcohol services. <br> <br> The Department of Health and Social Care has secured £30 million to meet the mental health needs of people sleeping rough, as part of the NHS England Long Term Plan - until 2023/24. This will ensure better access to specialist homelessness NHS mental health provision, integrated with existing outreach services, for the parts of England with the highest levels of need. <br> <br> Taken together, the overall amount we are spending on rough sleeping and homelessness this year is over £700 million.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 15/12/2020 13:16:35 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4779 label Biography information for Taiwo Owatemi

1252802

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support rough sleepers and other people experiencing homelessness in winter 2020-21.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	116440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>As we move into the winter months, we recognise the upcoming challenges that local authorities are facing as a result of the pandemic.</p><p>The ‘Protect Programme’, the next step in the ongoing targeted support to protect some of the most vulnerable people in our communities from COVID-19, was announced by the Prime Minister on Thursday 5 November.</p><p>This scheme will provide a further £15 million to support the ongoing efforts to provide accommodation for rough sleepers during the pandemic. This programme will help areas that need additional support most during the restrictions and throughout winter and is on top of the previously announced £10 million Cold Weather Fund for all councils, giving local areas the tools they need to protect people from life-threatening cold weather and the risks posed by COVID-19. <br> <br>This builds on the success of the still ongoing ‘Everyone In’ campaign, which is helping to protect thousands of lives during the pandemic - by September it had supported over 29,000 vulnerable people, with over 10,000 in emergency accommodation and nearly 19,000 provided with settled accommodation or move on support.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 25/11/2020 10:25:05 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1243947

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people were recorded as (a) homeless or (b) rough sleeping on (i) 1 March 2020 and (ii) 1 October 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	104041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>The most recent national rough sleeping data is the 2019 annual statistics, which can be found at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Frough-sleeping-snapshot-in-england-autumn-2019%2Frough-sleeping-snapshot-in-england-autumn-2019&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C1dd3d71133384da321ce08d8750926c5%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637388029444053862%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=AkzQp2IfM8py6b7Q2VVIo89NhkO6ImMB3PvMPsBjDwg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rough-sleeping-snapshot-in-england-autumn-2019/rough-sleeping-snapshot-in-england-autumn-2019.</a></p><p>The most recent homelessness statistics cover the period from January to March 2020 and can be found at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fhomelessness-statistics&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C1dd3d71133384da321ce08d8750926c5%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637388029444063818%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=syWYEefAEB2Z77Ovy39nVXr%2BG7eFAGVNnmenhLp3q8Q%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics.</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 22/10/2020 11:25:39 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett