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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to (a) assess whether there is a disproportionate level of homeless or insecure housing among LGBTIQ+ people, (b) ensure that local government services secure adequate resources to tackle root causes of discrimination, lack of acceptance and abuse directed towards LGBTIQ+ people and (c) help ensure the implementation of inclusive service culture provision in all facets of local government.

The Government is committed to tackling discrimination against LGBT people. When delivering and designing their services, local authorities must ensure they comply with the public sector equalities duty.

The Government has worked with Stonewall Housing to provide training to staff working with LGBT individuals across various housing services about the issues they may face and how best to support LGBT people.

The Government has made available an increase in Core Spending Power for local authorities in England from £49 billion in 2020-21 to up to £51.3 billion in 2021-22, a 4.6% increase in cash terms. Nearly all of this funding is unringfenced, recognising the resources councils need to meet their pressures and maintain current service levels, and giving them the necessary flexibility to respond to local priorities.