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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to page 13 of the Veterans Strategy Action Plan: 2022 to 2024, what steps he has taken to ensure data on veterans' homelessness is collected consistently.

Our veterans play a vital role in keeping our country safe and we are committed to providing them with the support they need. The department has changed the guidelines for the reporting of homelessness statistics so that local authorities are required to capture more characteristics of a homeless applicant, including whether they previously served in the UK Armed Forces.

As I made clear during the second reading of the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill on 18 November, the Government has research underway to provide an up-to-date estimate of the size and cost of the supported housing sector across Great Britain, as well as estimate of future demand. The research project is due to report by the end of 2023.