Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 7 April 2025.
Sean Woodcock
Labour, Banbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support veterans affected by homelessness.
Rushanara Ali
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
We have increased funding for homelessness services and supported veterans to access social housing by exempting them from local connection tests for social housing in England.
The Deputy prime minister is chairing an Interministerial Group, which includes the Veterans Minister, to develop a long-term cross-Government strategy to end homelessness.
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