Josh Babarinde MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Fireworks: SussexDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Bonfire Societies and their organised events on the economy in Sussex.
Answer: While DCMS recognises the value of the Bonfire Societies and their organised events to their community, no formal assessment has been made on their potential impact on the economy in Sussex. However, DCMS acknowledges that such events act as drivers of re...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren and Young People: Temporary AccommodationDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department provides guidance to local authorities on ensuring that children and young people moving into temporary accommodation are supported to make necessary changes to personal information and c
Answer: Schools and colleges in England must follow the ‘Keeping children safe in education’ 2025 statutory guidance when carrying out their duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. Local authorities have a statutory duty to ensure that all childr...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Temporary AccommodationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS works with local authorities to ensure that people moving into temporary accommodation are supported to make necessary changes to personal information and continue to access relevan
Answer: The Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 introduced a duty on specified public authorities to refer service users who they think may be homeless or threatened with homelessness to local authority homelessness/housing options teams. The specified public bodies ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Supported HousingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an estimate of how many claimants have incurred overpayments as a result of moving into or between temporary accommodation.
Answer: We cannot provide any figures for this request as DWP does not record “moving into/ between temporary accommodation” as an overpayment reason. Further information on published statistics for overpayments can be found here:Fraud and error in the benefit sy...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSupported HousingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is notified that a claimant has been moved in to out of area temporary accommodation.
Answer: The Department works closely with local authorities, who are responsible for administering Housing Benefit for people living in temporary accommodation. Housing Benefit covers housing costs in temporary accommodation, while Universal Credit supports daily...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSupported HousingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps with local authorities to help ensure that when vulnerable claimants move into temporary accommodation they are supported to make the necessary changes to their cl
Answer: The Department works closely with local authorities, who are responsible for administering Housing Benefit for people living in temporary accommodation. Housing Benefit covers housing costs in temporary accommodation, while Universal Credit supports daily...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what additional funding and resources he plans to allocate to local authorities to aid housing repairs.
Answer: All registered providers of social housing are required to deliver the outcomes of the regulatory standards set by the independent Regulator of Social Housing. This includes providing an effective, efficient, and timely repairs service for the homes and c...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average turnaround time is for urgent and non-urgent repairs in social housing; and whether targets have been set for improvement.
Answer: All registered providers of social housing are required to deliver the outcomes of the regulatory standards set by the independent Regulator of Social Housing. This includes providing an effective, efficient, and timely repairs service for the homes and c...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the turnaround time for repairs in social housing managed by local authorities.
Answer: All registered providers of social housing are required to deliver the outcomes of the regulatory standards set by the independent Regulator of Social Housing. This includes providing an effective, efficient, and timely repairs service for the homes and c...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of houses in disrepair on national housing stock levels.
Answer: My Department monitors the condition of homes through the English Housing Survey. This provides an assessment of disrepair across the national housing stock and helps inform our understanding of its impact on overall housing supply.In addition, my Departm...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Housing AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Local Housing Allowance freeze on homelessness.
Answer: Local Housing Allowance (LHA) determines the maximum housing support for tenants in the private rented sector. Households in similar circumstances living in the same area are entitled to the same maximum rent allowance, regardless of the contractual rent ...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Housing AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of households affected by the Local Housing Allowance freeze since its introduction.
Answer: Local Housing Allowance (LHA) determines the maximum housing support for tenants in the private rented sector. Households in similar circumstances living in the same area are entitled to the same maximum rent allowance, regardless of the contractual rent ...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Housing AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to review the current freeze on Local Housing Allowance rates.
Answer: Local Housing Allowance (LHA) determines the maximum housing support for tenants in the private rented sector. Households in similar circumstances living in the same area are entitled to the same maximum rent allowance, regardless of the contractual rent ...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTemporary AccommodationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to review the model for out of area placements.
Answer: Councils should, wherever possible, seek to place homeless households within their own area, except where there are clear benefits for the person seeking assistance (for example, in cases of domestic abuse). The National Plan to End Homelessness sets out ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTemporary AccommodationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many out of area placements there are in (a) Eastbourne, (b) East Sussex, (c) the South East and (d) England.
Answer: Councils should, wherever possible, seek to place homeless households within their own area, except where there are clear benefits for the person seeking assistance (for example, in cases of domestic abuse). The National Plan to End Homelessness sets out ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTemporary AccommodationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107499More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Out of Area housing placements on the receiving local authority.
Answer: Councils should, wherever possible, seek to place homeless households within their own area, except where there are clear benefits for the person seeking assistance (for example, in cases of domestic abuse). The National Plan to End Homelessness sets out ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to help ensure homeless people who are displaced can return to their local authority for support.
Answer: Councils should, wherever possible, seek to place homeless households within their own area, except where there are clear benefits for the person seeking assistance (for example, in cases of domestic abuse). The National Plan to End Homelessness sets out ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance or policy support is being offered to local authorities to help maintain viable council housing services.
Answer: For steps the government is taking to support the sustainability of the Housing Revenue Account, I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statements made on 2 July (HCWS771) and 28 January (HCWS1283). Specific guidance for councils on the operat...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing Revenue AccountsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to support the sustainability of the Long-term Housing Revenue Account.
Answer: There has been no freeze on the Housing Revenue Account since the social housing rent reduction policy between 2016 and 2020.For steps the government is taking to support the sustainability of the Housing Revenue Account, I refer the hon. Member to the Wr...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing Revenue AccountsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Housing Revenue Account freeze on local authority finances.
Answer: There has been no freeze on the Housing Revenue Account since the social housing rent reduction policy between 2016 and 2020.For steps the government is taking to support the sustainability of the Housing Revenue Account, I refer the hon. Member to the Wr...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) flexibility and (b) borrowing support is available to local authorities to increase affordable housing supply.
Answer: For information on the flexibilities available to local authorities to increase social and affordable housing supply, I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 2 July (HCWS771), and the Social and Affordable Homes Programme poli...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: East SussexMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding he has allocated to support affordable housing delivery in a) Eastbourne and b) East Sussex.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 58440 on 17 June, the Written Ministerial Statement made on 2 July (HCWS771), and the Social and Affordable Homes Programme policy statement published on 7 November which can be found on gov.uk h...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: East SussexMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what affordable housing targets apply to a) Eastbourne and b) East Sussex.
Answer: National planning policy makes clear that it is for local planning authorities to assess the affordable housing need of their areas, including the need for social rent, and set policies to meet this local need. This includes setting out the proportion and...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSupported Housing: Young PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107220More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support is available for young people requiring supported accommodation.
Answer: The Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023 introduced a duty for all local housing authorities in England to formulate and publish local supported housing strategies. The government will provide new burdens funding and publish guidance shortly,...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSupported Housing: East SussexMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to provide future funding to increase supported accommodation stock in a) Eastbourne and b) East Sussex.
Answer: The Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023 introduced a duty for all local housing authorities in England to formulate and publish local supported housing strategies. The government will provide new burdens funding and publish guidance shortly,...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
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