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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to his Department's statistics entitled Statutory homelessness in England: July to September 2022 published 28 February 2023, what steps his Department are taking to reduce the number of households with dependent children who have lived in temporary bed and breakfast accommodation for longer than 6 weeks.

Further to the answers given in response to questions UIN 155208 and UIN 75824 on 8 March 2023 and 7 November 2022, the Government has been clear that the long-term use of B&B accommodation for families with children is inappropriate and unlawful and we are determined to stop this practice. We will continue to work with local authorities to limit the use of bed and breakfast accommodation.

The latest statutory homelessness statistics for April to June 2022 can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statutory-homelessness-in-england-july-to-september-2022. This includes data on the number of households in temporary accommodation in England, including the number of children. The latest rough sleeping snapshot can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rough-sleeping-snapshot-in-england-autumn-2022/rough-sleeping-snapshot-in-england-autumn-2022.