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1673082

registered interest
date	27/11/2023
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: Rural Areas
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 reduce homelessness in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	3695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government understands there are housing needs that can be particular to rural areas and that homelessness in rural areas can present different challenges to cities.</p><p>Our cross-government strategy, ‘Ending Rough Sleeping for Good’, published in September 2022, sets out how we are investing £2 billion over three years to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping, including over £530 million of Rough Sleeping Initiative 2022-25 funding to local authorities across England. Our funding programmes are based on an approach tailored to local need, providing local authorities with the flexibility to invest in tailored support and services to meet their local area needs.</p><p>At Autumn Statement 2023, the Government announced additional funding of £120 million to help councils address Ukraine and homelessness pressures in 2024/25. This will help local authorities deliver statutory duties through providing financial support for people to find a new home, working with landlords to prevent evictions, or providing temporary accommodation, including in rural communities.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 04/12/2023 14:38:18 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1671298

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
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: Rural Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what processes are in place for counting and identifying instances of rural homelessness.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government understands rural homelessness presents unique challenges which can differ from urban areas.</p><p>We support local areas to put in place robust measures to identify people sleeping rough. This includes collecting <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/support-for-people-sleeping-rough-in-england-june-2023/support-for-people-sleeping-rough-in-england-june-2023" target="_blank">monthly management information,</a> alongside the official <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rough-sleeping-snapshot-in-england-autumn-2022/rough-sleeping-snapshot-in-england-autumn-2022" target="_blank">annual rough sleeping snapsho</a>t statistics, which support local authorities to understand better how people experience rough sleeping in their areas so they can design tailored local services.</p><p>Homeless Link have been funded by DLUHC since 2010 to provide guidance to local authorities who conduct the snapshot and independently verify all local authorities’ snapshots. This includes advice about how areas should take different approaches depending on the characteristics of their area.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Penn attachment 1 file name HL429 - Rough sleeping snapshot in England_ autumn 2022 - GOV.UK.pdf title Rough Sleeping 2 file name HL429 - Support for people sleeping rough in England, June 2023 - GOV.UK.pdf title Support for people sleeping rough question first answered 30/11/2023 15:51:20 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1608273

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
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: Rural Areas
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 assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of expertise available within local authorities in rural areas on providing advice and access to homelessness services.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	175725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government is clear that local authorities must ensure temporary accommodation is suitable in relation to the applicant and to all members of their household who normally reside with them, or who might reasonably be expected to reside with them. In particular this means that accommodation must be suitable for any minors. Applicants may request a review of the housing authority's decision that the accommodation offered to them is suitable.</p><p>We have committed to providing over £650 million to councils in England over the next two years through the Homelessness Prevention Grant. This is part of the £2 billion the government is spending to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the next three years, including in rural communities, to tackle youth homelessness and to reduce the number of families in temporary accommodation.</p><p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal discussions are not normally disclosed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 175718 175719 175720 175723 175724 question first answered 04/04/2023 15:06:03 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1606950

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
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: Rural Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to tackle rural homelessness.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL6805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is spending £2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the next three years. The vast majority of this funding is being provided to local authorities across England to help them end rough sleeping and reduce homelessness in their area, including in rural communities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 28/03/2023 14:55:30 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1588446

registered interest
date	22/02/2023
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: Rural Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide accommodation for homeless people in rural communities.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is spending £2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the next three years. The vast majority of this funding is being provided to local authorities across England to enable them to meet need in their area, including in rural communities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 08/03/2023 17:18:40 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1580147

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
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: Rural Areas
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 assessment his Department has made of trends in levels of homelessness in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	131370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>The department publishes homelessness data <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fstatutory-homelessness-in-england-april-to-june-2022&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C3d6a904d30bf43d19adf08db0462742e%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638108593116436747%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Ry8JwYyCXrLE2lbec5prCUWY5Waa5YzGqPUaCjvMw84%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here.</a></p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 01/02/2023 15:59:10 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

819073

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will ensure that the Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Reduction Taskforce considers the matter of rural homelessness.
tabling member constituency	Tiverton and Honiton
tabling member printed	Neil Parish
uin	121750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>Tackling homelessness is a complex issue with no single solution, but we are determined to help the most vulnerable in society whether they live in towns, cities or rural areas. I can assure you that the Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Reduction Taskforce will consider homelessness in both urban and rural areas.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 17/01/2018 16:04:19 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4072 label Biography information for Neil Parish