Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities written question – answered on 31st January 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Local Government Association on the (a) effectiveness and (b) adequacy of the Homeless Prevention Grant.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has (a) consulted and (b) had discussions with key stakeholders in the homelessness sector since September 2022 on potential rises in demand for homelessness services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on homeless asylum seekers and refugees.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what progress he has made on ending rough sleeping.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when his Department most recently had discussions with the Mayor of London on (a) homelessness and (b) rough sleeping in London.
The technical consultation on the Homelessness Prevention Grant (HPG) funding arrangement closed last year. A summary of which can be found here. Local authorities in England have been allocated a total of £654 million HPG for 2023-24 and 2024-25.
We have made good progress towards our goal to end rough sleeping, with rough sleeping levels falling 49% since 2017, according to the annual snapshot which can be found here. As has been the case with successive administrations, details of internal meetings are not normally disclosed. Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on gov.uk.
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