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Debate between Gill Furniss and Stuart Andrew
Wednesday 12th July 2023

(1 year, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Gill Furniss Portrait Gill Furniss  (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough) (Lab)
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T4.   Homelessness is on the rise, and it disproportionately affects young LGBT+ people. The youth LGBT+ homelessness charity Albert Kennedy Trust has reported a 58% increase in new referrals over the past four years. Will the Minister work with Cabinet colleagues to better understand the specific challenges that people in the community face with homelessness and look at what more can be done to support them?

Stuart Andrew Portrait The Minister for Equalities (Stuart Andrew)
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The hon. Lady raises a very important point. I am pleased to report that I have met colleagues in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and we have held a roundtable to discuss exactly those issues. One of the key elements, which we really need to do, is to gather the data so that we can better understand some of the causes and what the solutions might be to help those people.