Question follow-through · 91712

Homelessness: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help tackle deaths among homeless people caused primarily by drug use.

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 steps he is taking to help tackle deaths among homeless people caused primarily by drug use.

  2. 19 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 25 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    People dying whilst homeless is devasting and we must do all we can to prevent avoidable deaths.The government’s £61.7 million Rough Sleeping Drug and Alcohol Treatment programme funds drug and alcohol treatment services to improve substance misuse and re...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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