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1735199

registered interest
date	17/10/2024
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	Temporary Accommodation: Children
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 proportion of households with children in temporary accommodation had been in that accommodation for (a) less than six months, (b) between six months and one year, (c) between one and two years, (d) between two and five years and (e) over five years as of 31 March 2024.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	Clive Jones
uin	9883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p>Statutory homelessness statistics for 2023-24 publishes data on the length of time that households with children stay in temporary accommodation. As of 31 March 2024, there were 17,430 households with children in temporary accommodation for less than six months, 11,080 between six months to one year, 12,260 between one to two years, 16,690 between two to five years and 16,790 for over five years.</p><p>This information is available at table TA4C <a href="https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F66fd337430536cb927482aa4%2FAdditional_temporary_accommodation_breakdowns__31_March_2024.ods&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK" target="_blank">Additional_temporary_accommodation_breakdowns__31_March_2024.ods (live.com)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bethnal Green and Stepney answering member printed Rushanara Ali question first answered 24/10/2024 16:06:14 answering member 4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali
tabling member	5207

1734523

registered interest
date	15/10/2024
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	Temporary Accommodation: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many families with children were housed in temporary accommodation in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Mid Cheshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Cooper
uin	9374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2024 answer text <p>Homelessness levels are far too high. This can have a devastating impact on those affected. Local authorities report their statutory homelessness statistics on a quarterly basis and these can be accessed: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p>The Government is taking action by setting up a dedicated Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) which the Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) will chair, bringing together ministers from across government to develop a long-term strategy to put us back on track to ending homelessness.</p><p>More widely, we are taking action to tackle the root causes of homelessness, including:</p><ul><li>Delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation and building 1.5 million new homes over the next parliament.</li><li>Abolishing Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions, preventing private renters being exploited and discriminated against, and empowering people to challenge unreasonable rent increases.</li></ul> answering member constituency Bethnal Green and Stepney answering member printed Rushanara Ali grouped question UIN 9373 9377 question first answered 21/10/2024 14:49:34 answering member 4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali
tabling member	5195

1733815

registered interest
date	14/10/2024
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	Temporary Accommodation: Children
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 steps she is taking to help reduce the number of children living in temporary accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	8774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government is clear that homelessness is too high and too many families are living in temporary accommodation. We want to take a long-term approach and, working with Mayors and councils across the country, we will develop a new cross-government strategy to get us back on track to ending homelessness. The Deputy Prime Minister will chair an Inter-Ministerial Group to drive this forward.</p><p>We are also tackling the root causes of homelessness, including by delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation. We will abolish Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions with immediate effect, preventing private renters being exploited and discriminated against, and empowering people to challenge unreasonable rent increases.</p> answering member constituency Bethnal Green and Stepney answering member printed Rushanara Ali grouped question UIN 8937 9014 question first answered 22/10/2024 14:02:22 answering member 4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1725961

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Temporary Accommodation: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the child poverty task force will consider the number of homeless children residing in temporary accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	3213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>As set out in its Terms of Reference published on 14th August, the Child Poverty Taskforce will ensure combined action across government departments, exploring all available levers to drive forward short and long-term actions to reduce child poverty.</p><p> </p><p>The Taskforce will engage external experts throughout the strategy development process including through a rolling programme of meetings, with sessions built thematically to bring together a broad range of experts on specific topics.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also recognises the importance of capturing the experiences of those living in poverty which is why the Taskforce will also draw on findings from wider external engagement events in all regions and nations of the UK. These events will convene a broader range of voices, including bringing in the perspectives of families and children themselves.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Birkenhead answering member printed Alison McGovern grouped question UIN 3212 question first answered 09/09/2024 11:13:11 answering member 4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1719371

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
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	Temporary Accommodation: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the number of children unable to continue in their existing educational placements as a result of being housed out of area (a) for temporary accommodation and (b) after being homeless, in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	27058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 24/05/2024 12:09:08 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1718763

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
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	Temporary Accommodation: Children
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 his Department is taking to help (a) reduce the number of children in temporary accommodation and (b) increase the number of children living in secure tenancies.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	26774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 24/05/2024 12:10:37 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1715713

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
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	Temporary Accommodation: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many children are currently homeless in temporary accommodation in England and Wales, and how these figures compare to 2010; what is the average length of time that homeless children spend in temporary accommodation; and what action they are taking in this regard.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL4342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The statutory homelessness statistics for England publish quarterly data from local authorities containing information on families in temporary accommodation at the end of each quarter. Data can be found at Statutory homelessness in England: October to December 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Details of the length of time families with children are housed in temporary accommodation are published annually and can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statutory-homelessness-in-england-financial-year-2022-23/statutory-homelessness-in-england-financial-year-2022-23" target="_blank">Statutory homelessness in England: financial year 2022-23 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. In terms of the action the government is taking, I refer the Noble Lord to the response provided to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-19/14761" target="_blank">UIN 14761</a> on 26 February 2024.</p><p>Housing is devolved and quarterly statistics for Wales can be found on the Welsh Government’s website.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook attachment 1 file name HL4342 - Statutory homelessness in England_ October to December 2023 - GOV.UK.pdf title Statutory homelessness in England 2 file name 14761 Written questions and answers.pdf title UIN 14761 question first answered 17/05/2024 13:41:01 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1696859

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
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	Temporary Accommodation: Children
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 his Department is taking to reduce the number of children being housed in temporary accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	19171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-19/14761" target="_blank">14761</a> on 26 February 2024.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 22/03/2024 15:45:09 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1682474

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
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	Temporary Accommodation: Children
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 estimate he has made of the number of families with children living in temporary accommodation in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	9848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2024 answer text <p>Statutory homelessness statistics for England are published quarterly. This is data from local authorities and includes families in temporary accommodation at the end of each quarter, including for the hon. Member’s local authority area. Data can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statutory-homelessness-in-england-april-to-june-2023" target="_blank">Statutory homelessness in England: April to June 2023 - GOV.UK</a>. Details of the length of time families with children are housed in temporary accommodation is published annually and can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statutory-homelessness-in-england-financial-year-2022-23/statutory-homelessness-in-england-financial-year-2022-23" target="_blank">Statutory homelessness in England: financial year 2022-23</a>.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 9849 question first answered 19/01/2024 12:38:01 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1682475

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
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	Temporary Accommodation: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many families with children were housed in temporary accommodation for more than (a) six months, (b) one year and (c) two years in (i) Coventry North East constituency, (ii) Coventry, (iii) the West Midlands and (iv) England in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	9849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2024 answer text <p>Statutory homelessness statistics for England are published quarterly. This is data from local authorities and includes families in temporary accommodation at the end of each quarter, including for the hon. Member’s local authority area. Data can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statutory-homelessness-in-england-april-to-june-2023" target="_blank">Statutory homelessness in England: April to June 2023 - GOV.UK</a>. Details of the length of time families with children are housed in temporary accommodation is published annually and can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statutory-homelessness-in-england-financial-year-2022-23/statutory-homelessness-in-england-financial-year-2022-23" target="_blank">Statutory homelessness in England: financial year 2022-23</a>.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 9848 question first answered 19/01/2024 12:38:01 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher