Sleeping Rough: Temporary Accommodation

(asked on 10th December 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the announcement of 18 December 2018 of £5 million for a new network of rough sleeping hubs, how many of those rough sleeping hubs are operational; where they are located; and how many bed spaces they will provide in winter 2020-21.


Answered by
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Kelly Tolhurst
This question was answered on 15th December 2020

In our Rough Sleeping Strategy, MHCLG committed to piloting at least 15 Somewhere Safe to Stay (SStS) hubs. We announced the first 11 of these hubs on 18 December 2018 located in: Brighton & Hove; Bristol; Cheshire; Derby; Gloucestershire; Lincoln; Liverpool; Medway; Nottingham; Preston; and West London

On 3 May 2020, we announced funding for a further 20 SStS hubs across the country, bringing the total number of hubs to 31 – exceeding the commitment made in the Rough Sleeping Strategy.

These additional hubs were located in: Bedford; East Suffolk; Milton Keynes; Norwich; Cornwall; Hull; Luton; Durham; Plymouth; South Norfolk; Southampton; Warrington; Oxford; Worcester; Haringey; Leeds; Croydon; Southwark; Thanet District Council; and the Greater London Authority.

SStS hubs are subject to similar considerations as night shelters and decisions to open must be balanced on a detailed Covid-19 risk assessment.

MHCLG are working closely with local authorities to monitor the plans of providers across the country and ensuring that they offer Covid-secure services, should their local authority make the decision for them to open.

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