Question follow-through · 91371

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the impact of homelessness on local authorities’ resources and their capacity to meet their statutory duties.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
17 Nov 2025
Target answer date
19 Nov 2025
Answer
25 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the impact of homelessness on local authorities’ resources and their capacity to meet their statutory duties.

  2. 19 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 25 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    Homelessness is too high and the Government recognises the impact this has on local authorities, including financial pressures.We have increased funding for homelessness by £316 million this year to a total of more than £1 billion, and will publish our cr...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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