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 is taking to provide people experiencing homelessness with accommodation where they can self-isolate if they are displaying covid-19 symptoms.

Since the beginning of the crisis, the vast majority of those known to be living on the streets have been offered safe accommodation - ensuring some of the most vulnerable people can stay safe during the pandemic.

This includes those rough sleeping or who have been living in accommodation with communal sleeping spaces such as night shelters.

This response is backed by £3.2 billion of additional funding for local authorities to enable them to respond to COVID-19 pressures This is in addition to £3.2 million in targeted funding to ensure that we minimise the risk to those currently unable to self-isolate.

This funding will assist local authorities to provide accommodation and support to vulnerable people who are at risk of, or who have been diagnosed with, COVID-19.