Question follow-through · 18341
Homelessness
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support people who do not qualify for council funding and are (a) homeless and (b) at risk of homelessness.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 5 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 9 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 13 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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- Temporary Accommodation: Health · 12 Dec 2024
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Recorded timeline
5 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support people who do not qualify for council funding and are (a) homeless and (b) at risk of homelessness.
9 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Dec 2024
Answer published
Homelessness legislation includes eligibility criteria, consideration of vulnerability and whether someone is intentionally homeless to ensure that resources, including temporary accommodation and access to settled housing, are prioritised effectively and...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Local Government Finance: Disadvantaged
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Temporary Accommodation: Children
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Affordable Housing: Essex
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Temporary Accommodation
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Temporary Accommodation: Health
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Care Homes: Essex
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Homelessness: Essex
12 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to tackle (a) homelessness (b) rough sleeping in (i) Essex (ii) the South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.
Temporary Accommodation
12 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average length of time was that families stayed in temporary accommodation in (a) England and (b) Essex in (i) 2023 and (ii) 2024.
Temporary Accommodation: Essex
12 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of children living in temporary accommodation in (a) South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency and (b) Essex.
Retail Trade: Essex
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Local Government Finance: Essex
18 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to clear Thurrock council's debt following the proposed merger of councils in Essex.
Housing and Infrastructure: Environment Protection
19 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to protect areas of natural beauty from (a) new infrastructure and (b) housing projects.