Question follow-through · 19954
Local Government: Homelessness
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how her Department holds local authorities to account for their performance (a) in commissioning third party homelessness accommodation, support and prevention services and (b) w
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how her Department holds local authorities to account for their performance (a) in commissioning third party homelessness accommodation, support and prevention services and (b) w
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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8 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Government has set clear expectations for local authority performance through the legislative framework on homelessness, the National Plan to End Homelessness and the local performance and accountability toolkit. Local authorities have a legislative r...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Temporary Accommodation
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