Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 1 May 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he is taking steps to prevent the re-housing of vulnerable people from areas of high rental prices to low.
It is neither acceptable nor fair for local authorities to arbitrarily place households very far away from their home area.
For households who are homeless through no fault of their own, eligible and in priority need, local authorities must under the homelessness legislation secure accommodation within their own borough so far as reasonably practicable. Local authorities must have, by law, regard to the statutory guidance, which states that
“housing authorities should wherever possible, secure accommodation that is as close as possible to where they were previously living”.
We have provided £190 million to help families in difficult situations. We want to be assured that local authorities are making full use of this funding.
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