Question follow-through · 107811
Temporary Accommodation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what sanctions can be applied to councils not meeting the duty (a) of care and (b) to co-operate with receiving local authorities on out of area placements in temporary accommoda
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 22 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 29 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what sanctions can be applied to councils not meeting the duty (a) of care and (b) to co-operate with receiving local authorities on out of area placements in temporary accommoda
26 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
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 ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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9 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish the number of accessible properties that are (a) temporary accommodation (b) emergency accommodation and (c) social housing available through each local autho