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<p>Our veterans play a vital role in keeping our country safe and we are committed
to providing them with the support they need. The department has changed the guidelines
for the reporting of homelessness statistics so that local authorities are required
to capture more characteristics of a homeless applicant, including whether they previously
served in the UK Armed Forces.</p><p>As I made clear during the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhansard.parliament.uk%2Fcommons%2F2022-11-18%2Fdebates%2F219AE3DB-7DD1-402A-956D-44B2CCE5EFC7%2FSupportedHousing(RegulatoryOversight)Bill&data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C225f99d17233498e432708dad943f779%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638061183175372322%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=hZ2lYqsJipA2oA4MO5ZoKgw7P3v0HUuGne2yRZdNaaQ%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">second reading</a> of the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight)
Bill on 18 November, the Government has research underway to provide an up-to-date
estimate of the size and cost of the supported housing sector across Great Britain,
as well as estimate of future demand. The research project is due to report by the
end of 2023.</p>
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