Part of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities – in the House of Commons at on 22 April 2024.
Rachel Hopkins
Labour, Luton South
Over 1,000 families in Luton South are stuck in temporary accommodation, with wait times ranging from three to nine months for a one-bed property to eight to nine years for a three-bed. Across the country there has been a staggering 119% increase in temporary accommodation numbers since 2019. Does the Minister agree that that is just a direct cost of 14 years of Conservative failure on housing?
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