Question follow-through · 26079

Temporary Accommodation: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to address the temporary accommodation subsidy gap.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
1 Sept 2026
Target answer date
7 Sept 2026
Answer
7 Sept 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 1 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to address the temporary accommodation subsidy gap.

  2. 7 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 7 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    This Government is focused on delivering long-term solutions to reduce homelessness and reliance on temporary accommodation, including increasing the supply of affordable and social housing. We are also working to ensure that temporary accommodation repre...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.

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