Question follow-through · 95839

Housing First

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding Housing First provision across England in the forthcoming cross-government homelessness strategy.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
1 Dec 2025
Target answer date
3 Dec 2025
Answer
9 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding Housing First provision across England in the forthcoming cross-government homelessness strategy.

  2. 3 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    Our homelessness strategy will put prevention at its core, including setting out that interventions should be tailored to the individual needs of people at risk of homelessness. Councils can use our homelessness funding flexibly to meet those needs, inclu...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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