https://epc.opendatacommunities.org/<\/a><\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2017 to Question 7880, what steps his Department takes to assess what proportion of prospective tenants receive information as to (a) whether an energy certificate has been acquired and (b) what rating the property they are considering renting or leasing has been given; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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Time spent in temporary accommodation ensures no family is without a roof over their head. The Government is assisting areas to ensure that families spend no longer than 6 weeks in B&Bs, which includes protecting and maintaining the homelessness prevention funding at £315 million. We have also replaced Department of Work and Pension\u2019s Temporary Accommodation Management Fee with a Flexible Homelessness Support Grant which local authorities can use more strategically to prevent and tackle homelessness. This amounts to £402 million over the two years from 2017/18.<\/p>
While the number of households in temporary accommodation is below the 2004 peak, the law is clear that households with dependent children should only be accommodated in B&B in an emergency and for no longer than six weeks, which commences when the household moves in.<\/p>
When a family is accommodated in a B&B, the local authority must provide written information that the period of accommodation should be no more than 6 weeks, after which the authority must secure alternative suitable accommodation. Under the law, any accommodation must be suitable.<\/p>
A small number of authorities (around 5 per cent) account for 80 per cent of breaches. The Government has been clear that in normal circumstances the long term use of B&B accommodation for families with children is both inappropriate and unlawful and we are determined to stop this practice. There are councils who are successfully reducing the number and length of time families are spending in B&B accommodation and we expect areas in similar situations to follow their example.<\/p>
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman publishes guidance on remedying personal injustice where one of their investigations reveals there has been fault, including investigations in relation to Homelessness. The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman publishes all decisions on complaints on their website, including any remedies they recommend.<\/p>"}
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Time spent in temporary accommodation ensures no family is without a roof over their head. The Government is assisting areas to ensure that families spend no longer than 6 weeks in B&Bs, which includes protecting and maintaining the homelessness prevention funding at £315 million. We have also replaced Department of Work and Pension\u2019s Temporary Accommodation Management Fee with a Flexible Homelessness Support Grant which local authorities can use more strategically to prevent and tackle homelessness. This amounts to £402 million over the two years from 2017/18.<\/p>
While the number of households in temporary accommodation is below the 2004 peak, the law is clear that households with dependent children should only be accommodated in B&B in an emergency and for no longer than six weeks, which commences when the household moves in.<\/p>
When a family is accommodated in a B&B, the local authority must provide written information that the period of accommodation should be no more than 6 weeks, after which the authority must secure alternative suitable accommodation. Under the law, any accommodation must be suitable.<\/p>
A small number of authorities (around 5 per cent) account for 80 per cent of breaches. The Government has been clear that in normal circumstances the long term use of B&B accommodation for families with children is both inappropriate and unlawful and we are determined to stop this practice. There are councils who are successfully reducing the number and length of time families are spending in B&B accommodation and we expect areas in similar situations to follow their example.<\/p>
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman publishes guidance on remedying personal injustice where one of their investigations reveals there has been fault, including investigations in relation to Homelessness. The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman publishes all decisions on complaints on their website, including any remedies they recommend.<\/p>"}
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Following the Chancellor\u2019s announcement of the Business Rates Relief Schemes at Spring Budget 2017, on 9 March the Department published a Business Rates Information Letter to local authorities. This provided information on each of the three schemes, including draft allocations for the discretionary relief scheme and guidance on the Supporting Small Business Scheme. On 10 March the Department began discussions with a group of local authorities and the main software suppliers to discuss the implementation of the schemes and system requirements.<\/p>
The Department has continued to engage local authorities and software suppliers, encouraging authorities to speed up implementation and the technical guidance for the Supporting Small Business Scheme and Pubs Relief Scheme was published on the 20 June. On 14 September 2017, I made a Written Ministerial Statement, which set out the good progress made by some authorities and a commitment to publish a list of authorities that have rebilled across all three schemes.<\/p>"}
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Time spent in temporary accommodation ensures no family is without a roof over their head. The Government is assisting areas to ensure that families spend no longer than 6 weeks in B&Bs, which includes protecting and maintaining the homelessness prevention funding at £315 million. We have also replaced Department of Work and Pension\u2019s Temporary Accommodation Management Fee with a Flexible Homelessness Support Grant which local authorities can use more strategically to prevent and tackle homelessness. This amounts to £402 million over the two years from 2017/18.<\/p>
While the number of households in temporary accommodation is below the 2004 peak, the law is clear that households with dependent children should only be accommodated in B&B in an emergency and for no longer than six weeks, which commences when the household moves in.<\/p>
When a family is accommodated in a B&B, the local authority must provide written information that the period of accommodation should be no more than 6 weeks, after which the authority must secure alternative suitable accommodation. Under the law, any accommodation must be suitable.<\/p>
A small number of authorities (around 5 per cent) account for 80 per cent of breaches. The Government has been clear that in normal circumstances the long term use of B&B accommodation for families with children is both inappropriate and unlawful and we are determined to stop this practice. There are councils who are successfully reducing the number and length of time families are spending in B&B accommodation and we expect areas in similar situations to follow their example.<\/p>
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman publishes guidance on remedying personal injustice where one of their investigations reveals there has been fault, including investigations in relation to Homelessness. The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman publishes all decisions on complaints on their website, including any remedies they recommend.<\/p>"}
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