Question follow-through · 54477

Children: Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps she has taken to reduce the number of children living in temporary accommodation in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
22 May 2025
Target answer date
2 Jun 2025
Answer
2 Jun 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 22 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps she has taken to reduce the number of children living in temporary accommodation in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.

  2. 2 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    Homelessness levels are far too high, and this can have a devastating impact on those affected. The Government is looking at these issues carefully and will develop a new cross government strategy, working with mayors and councils across the country to de...

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