Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 21
21
Accepted
As of September 2020 the Department was reasonably confident that all 3,300 homes would be...
Conclusion
As of September 2020 the Department was reasonably confident that all 3,300 homes would be completed by its target date of 31 March 2021.80 In our evidence session the 69 C&AG’s Report, para 2.12. 70 Q 41. 71 Qq 31–2. 72 Q 34. 73 Q 40. 74 Q 42. 75 Q 46; C&AG’s Report, para 2.13. 76 C&AG’s Report, para 2.19. 77 Public Accounts Committee, Oral evidence: Starter Homes, HC 88, 22 October 2020, Qq 3–7. 78 Q 56. 79 Q 57. 80 C&AG’s Report, paras 2.19–20. COVID-19: housing people sleeping rough 15 Department told us it was its aim to have the vast majority of these homes to be ready by this date.81 However, it was unable to state how many were already completed, nor to provide any figures for how many it projected would be ready by the end of March.82 81 Q 50. 82 Qq 55–6, 58. 16 COVID-19: housing people sleeping rough
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The government agrees and commits to reporting progress on the delivery of 3,300 homes under the Rough Sleeping Accommodation Programme, and will provide further details to the Committee by May 2021.
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Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
6.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: May 2021 6.2 The Rough Sleeping Accommodation Programme represents the biggest ever government investment in move-on accommodation for rough sleepers. The department welcomes the opportunity to report progress on the delivery of 3,300 homes under the Rough Sleeping Accommodation Programme and will provide further details on the routes out of the provision into other forms of housing. The department will write directly to the Committee within the specified time frame in the recommendation.
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