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Tackling homelessness

Status: Closed Opened: 31 Oct 2024 Closed: 3 Apr 2025 18 recommendations 20 conclusions 1 report

All forms of homelessness are increasing. In 2022-23, there were over 100,000 households in England living in temporary accommodation, according to the National Audit Office (NAO). The Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 extended the duties for councils to work more on prevention and relief. Since then, homelessness has worsened due to factors including a continuing shortage …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
4th Report - Tackling homelessness HC 352 24 Jan 2025 38 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items
22 Recommendation 4th Report - Tackling homelessness Not Addressed

Freezing Local Housing Allowance rates amidst rising rents increases homelessness and evictions

It its written submission, Shelter made the case for permanently linking LHA rates to the real cost of renting. It suggested that freezing the LHA rate at a time of record rent increases would trap families in homelessness and 25 Qq 39-40, 42-43 26 C&AG’s Report, para 1.10 (footnote 9) …

Government response. The government states it agrees with the recommendation but merely provided a justification to the Committee for the current levels of Local Housing Allowance, rather than committing to link LHA rates to the real cost of renting as implicitly recommended.
HM Treasury
35 Conclusion 4th Report - Tackling homelessness

Supported housing plays essential role in preventing homelessness, National Housing Federation submission highlights

In its written submission, the National Housing Federation suggested that the Government’s plans for tackling homelessness should reflect the essential role that supported housing plays in enabling independence and providing good quality homes, appropriate to need, and reducing reliance on public services. It suggested that supported housing helps half a …

HM Treasury

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
2 Dec 2024 Catherine Frances · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, James Wolfe · Department for Work and Pensions, Jenan Hasan · Department for Work & Pensions, Penny Hobman · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Sarah Healey CB CVO · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government View ↗

Correspondence

1 letter
DateDirectionTitle
7 Apr 2025 To cttee Letter from the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and…