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1144837

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date	04/09/2019
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	Private Rented Housing: Vulnerable Adults
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 April 2019 to Question 240482, how many vulnerable people the Private Rented Sector Access Fund has helped to access and sustain tenancies in the private sector.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	286625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>On 1 March 2019 we announced the allocation of £19.5 million to directly fund 66 local authorities through the Private Rented Sector Access Fund.</p><p>Reported outcomes show that as of the end of June 2019, we have supported 1,090 households.</p><p>This fund is just one of a range of housing support measures that the Government has put in place:</p><ul><li>In September 2017 the Government announced the Homelessness Advice and Support Team (HAST), a team of expert advisers that provides support and assistance to improve homelessness services.</li><li>Government is funding the £40 million London Collaboration Project, which aims at increasing collaboration between London boroughs in the procurement of temporary accommodation for households at risk of homelessness, this will be delivered through the creation of the local government owned company, Capital Letters.</li><li>The Flexible Homelessness Support Grant has allocated £617 million to local authorities over 3 years from 2017/18 to 2019/20, giving them more control and flexibility in managing homelessness pressures.</li><li>We have provided £72.7 million in new burdens funding for local authorities to implement the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017.</li><li>The Homelessness Reduction Act, the most ambitious reform to homelessness legislation in decades, came into force on 3rd April 2018.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 09/09/2019 12:50:33 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1141838

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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	Private Rented Housing: Pensioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2019 to Question 278349 on Private Rented Housing: Pensioners, what assessment he has made of the effect of the ban on letting fees on monthly rental prices.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	281565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government published an impact assessment for the Tenant Fees Bill on 1 May 2018, which is available here <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Ftenant-fees-bill-impact-assessment&amp;data=02%7C01%7CGuy.Skelton%40communities.gov.uk%7C87f26b879ed5434a552908d711b69a59%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C636997348272907837&amp;sdata=a6JxLhm9O3zkqqMCaLRfC9J7rYkDXVmYK1ZoG%2FRWwg0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tenant-fees-bill-impact-assessment</a>. The Tenant Fees Act came into force for new tenancies on 1 June 2019, with a transitional period until 1 June 2020 (at which point it will also apply to pre-existing tenancies). <br> <br> The Government will continue to work with the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team and the wider sector to monitor the effects of the ban.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 03/09/2019 14:49:38 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1141839

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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	Private Rented Housing: Pensioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of the 22 July 2019 to Question 278349 on Private Rented Housing: Pensioners, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of landlords that allow older renters to make modifications to their rented property to accommodate for mobility issues.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	281566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 09/09/2019 16:42:28 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1139913

registered interest
date	17/07/2019
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	Private Rented Housing: Pensioners
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 representations he has received from pensioners on the challenges they have faced when renting a home from a private landlord.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	278349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not record correspondence to the level of detail requested.</p><p>The Government has undertaken a number of measures to tackle the challenges faced by tenants, including older renters. These include banning unfair letting fees and capping deposits with the Tenant Fees Act 2019, empowering tenants who are paying rent for unfit properties to take action against their landlords and get compensation through the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018, and making £20 million available through the Private Rented Sector Access Fund to enable better access and sustainment of tenancies for people who are, or at risk of becoming, homeless.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 22/07/2019 13:57:51 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1133348

registered interest
date	19/06/2019
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	Vagrancy Act 1824
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to repeal the Vagrancy Act 1824.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	266648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>This Government is clear that no-one should be criminalised simply for having nowhere to live and sleeping rough. The cross-Government Rough Sleeping Strategy, which was published in August, committed to reviewing homelessness and rough sleeping legislation, including the Vagrancy Act 1824. The Government believes that review of the 1824 Act, rather than immediate wholesale repeal, is the right course of action to ensure the consequences of repeal are fully understood. MHCLG will report no later than March 2020.</p><p>In its first year, our Rough Sleeping Initiative (RSI) provided over 1,750 new bed spaces and 500 staff. This year we have expanded the RSI with investment of £46 million for 246 areas – providing funding for an estimated 2,600 bed spaces and 750 staff. We have also backed the Rough Sleeping Strategy with £100 million of funding.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 26/06/2019 10:52:29 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe