Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Bob Blackman and Lilian Greenwood

Monday 4th March 2024 Commons Chamber

[Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con)]

1. What steps he is taking to support rough sleepers and homeless people to move into accommodation.

[Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab)]

17. What steps he is taking to help reduce the number of families in temporary accommodation.

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (Felicity Buchan)]

We are investing almost £2.4 billion over three years to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping, which is an unprecedented amount. That includes over £1.2 billion through the homelessness prevention grant, which councils can use flexibly to prevent homelessness and help families to move out of temporary accommodation. Last week, an additional £107 million was allocated to councils through the single homelessness accommodation programme, providing 808 homes for people sleeping rough.