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

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to make sure that the homeless have facilities to wash and eat.

The Government is working intensively with councils and the sector to help get those who are sleeping rough off the streets and into appropriate accommodation.

This is backed by £1.6 billion of additional funding for local authorities to enable them to respond to other COVID-19 pressures across services they deliver including for those who are homeless.

Public Health England have also published guidance for those working in hostel and day centre environments to ensure these vital services can continue to operate safely during the COVID-19 outbreak.