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1669275

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date	10/11/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Homelessness: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to support local authorities with housing vulnerable homeless families in (a) Romford and (b) England.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	1313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>I refer my Hon Friend to my answer to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-10-13/201711" target="_blank">UIN 201711</a> on 23 October 2023. This is part of the £2 billion of funding committed to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over three years.</p><p>The right housing can play a vital role in delivering improved wellbeing and health, and greater independence, for many older people. It is for local authorities such as London Borough of Havering in Romford to plan for the right housing options, working with local partners, based on the needs of older people locally.</p><p>The £11.5 billion Affordable Homes programme (2021-26) (England) includes delivery within the programme of new supply of supported and sheltered housing. This is alongside other investment in specialist housing for older and disabled people with personal care needs, through the Department for Health and Social Care.</p><p>The Government has established an independent Older People’s Housing Taskforce to look at how a greater choice of housing might be provided for older people. The year-long Taskforce launched in May 2023 and the Government is looking forward to receiving its final recommendations in 2024.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 1312 question first answered 16/11/2023 16:00:41 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1660923

registered interest
date	14/09/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Homelessness: Families
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support homeless families affected by problems in the housing market.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL10207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>For those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, we are investing over £1 billion in the Homelessness Prevention Grant over three years, including a £109 million top-up to the Homelessness Prevention Grant this year. Local authorities can use the funding flexibly to meet their homelessness and rough sleeping strategies - for example, to offer financial support for people to find a new home, to work with landlords to prevent evictions or to provide temporary accommodation.</p><p>This is part of the wider £2 billion we are spending to tackle homelessness and end rough sleeping over three years, and comes alongside our work to support new arrivals from Ukraine and Afghanistan, as well as those reliant on temporary accommodation, through the Local Authority Housing Fund.</p> answering member printed Baroness Swinburne question first answered 25/09/2023 10:47:50 answering member 4985 label Biography information for Baroness Swinburne
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1657562

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Homelessness: Families
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support families at risk of homelessness.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
uin	HL9770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2023 answer text <p>Temporary accommodation ensures no family is without a roof over their head, however the Government is committed to reducing the need for temporary accommodation by preventing homelessness before it occurs.</p><p>That is why Government has provided local authorities in excess of £1 billion over the next 3 years through the Homelessness Prevention Grant. Local authorities can use the funding flexibly to work with landlords to prevent evictions and offer financial support for people to find a new home and move out of temporary accommodation.</p><p>This is on top of total government support of over £94 billion over 2022-23 and 2023- 24 to help households and individuals with the rising cost of living. This includes Cost of Living Payments for the most vulnerable, meaning around 8 million households on eligible means-tested benefits will get up to a further £900 in payments this year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL9769 question first answered 15/09/2023 13:55:36 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

1140761

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
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	Homelessness: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent representations he has received on the effect of the out-of-area placement of families by borough councils on receiving local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	912093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>I have received representation on this matter from a number of local authorities, including that of my Hon Friend, during my recent visit to Harlow. I was also delighted to meet Streets2Homes, a local homelessness organisation, and hear about the excellent work they are doing on homelessness and rough sleeping.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 22/07/2019 16:07:31 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon