Source · Select Committees · Home Affairs Committee
Recommendation 60
60
Accepted
Clarification needed that homelessness awards cover Windrush individuals living with family and friends.
Conclusion
The Home Office should clarify that awards under the category of claim for homelessness are available to individuals who lived with family and friends whilst they were unable to access housing or because their financial situation meant they lost their home. (Paragraph 208) Discretionary awards
Government Response Summary
The government clarifies that claimants living with family and friends are currently not precluded from receiving homelessness awards, while also stating that their definition of homelessness is under review.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
We are reviewing our definition of Homelessness. Currently a claimant is not precluded from being awarded under this category if staying with family and friends.