Question follow-through · 114250
Homelessness
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of levels of homelessness.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 20 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 2 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Communities and local government
- Social Services: Asylum · 23 Feb 2026
- Homelessness: Young People · 26 Mar 2026
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- Homelessness: Young People · 26 Mar 2026
- Homelessness: Young People · 26 Mar 2026
Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
Recorded timeline
20 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of levels of homelessness.
24 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Mar 2026
Answer published
The government regularly publishes data on homelessness on gov.uk here.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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