Question follow-through · 107499

Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Out of Area housing placements on the receiving local authority.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
21 Jan 2026
Target answer date
26 Jan 2026
Answer
29 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Out of Area housing placements on the receiving local authority.

  2. 26 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 29 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    Councils should, wherever possible, seek to place homeless households within their own area, except where there are clear benefits for the person seeking assistance (for example, in cases of domestic abuse). The National Plan to End Homelessness sets out ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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22 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will reissue existing guidance to local authorities to clarify responsibilities to individuals placed in out of area placements in temporary accommodation.

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