Homelessness: Government Assistance
(asked on 4th March 2024) - View Source
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support people at risk of homelessness due to 'no fault' evictions.
Answered by
Baroness Scott of Bybrook
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
The Government is investing over £1.2 billion in the Homelessness Prevention Grant over three years, including a £109 million top-up for 2024/25, which gives councils the funding they need to prevent homelessness and support those at risk.
Local authorities can use the funding flexibly to work with landlords to prevent evictions.
Through our Renters (Reform) Bill, we will abolish ‘no fault’ evictions (Section 21), giving tenants greater security of tenure and thus reducing the risk of homelessness.