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

To ask His Majesty's Government what funding they have allocated to end veteran rough sleeping before 2025.

Data on households who are homeless or at risk of homelessness for England are collected on a quarterly basis and show levels of veteran homelessness are currently low. For January to March 2022, 510 households owed a homelessness duty included a member with a support need due to service in the Armed Forces, which represents less than 1% of all households owed a homelessness duty.

All data returns via the Homelessness Case Level Information Collection submitted by local authorities are validated and cross checked and late returns are chased to ensure overall response is as complete and accurate as possible. The department works closely with local authorities to review the quality of submitted data to drive continued improvements.

In September 2022 we published our 'Ending Rough Sleeping for Good' Strategy, backed by significant funding. This includes extending our flagship Rough Sleeping Initiative to 2025, so that local areas can provide the tailored support needed to end rough sleeping, including veteran rough sleeping, over the next three years.

We are also helping people, including veterans, into longer-term settled accommodation through the Rough Sleeping Accommodation Programme.