Question follow-through · 34663

Temporary Accommodation: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to provide financial support to people in temporary accommodation.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
28 Feb 2025
Target answer date
10 Mar 2025
Answer
10 Mar 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to provide financial support to people in temporary accommodation.

  2. 10 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) provides support through the social security system for rental costs as well as additional funding to local authorities. DWP provides support with rent and living costs to those who are eligible and living in tem...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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