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<p> </p><p><em>[Holding Reply: Monday 27 January 2014]</em></p><p>The Department does
not collect constituency level data. A table has been placed in the Library of the
House with data for Chelmsford City Council and Essex. To assist my rt. hon. Friend,
I have provided quarterly data back for the last ten years; the table illustrates
how there are fewer households in temporary accommodation than the average under the
last Administration.</p><p>This Government has retained a strong homelessness safety
net protected in law, supported by £470 million in the current Spending Review period
to prevent and tackle homelessness, rough sleeping and repossessions. We are seeing
this investment making an impact with households now spending on average 7 months
less in temporary accommodation than at the start of 2010.</p><p>We have also made
some changes to the rules under the Localism Act to enable local authorities to end
the main homelessness duty by arranging an offer of suitable accommodation in the
private rented sector. This means households are likely to spend less time in temporary
accommodation waiting for social housing to become available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
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