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Question follow-through · 7729

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will establish a national oversight mechanism to (a) monitor and (b) review the practice of local authorities discharging homelessness duties out of area.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
8 Oct 2024
Target answer date
14 Oct 2024
Answer
14 Oct 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will establish a national oversight mechanism to (a) monitor and (b) review the practice of local authorities discharging homelessness duties out of area.

  2. 14 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 14 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Homelessness levels are far too high and too many families are living in temporary accommodation. We will take the action needed to tackle this issue and develop a long-term, cross-government strategy, through working with Mayors, councils and key stakeho...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

Later records

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Homelessness

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Homelessness

15 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7729 on Homelessness, what information her Department collects to monitor the distance of out-of-area placements.

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Homelessness

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Homelessness

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Homelessness

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Homelessness

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Coalfields Regeneration Trust

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Coalfields Regeneration Trust

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