Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 9 April 2026.
Lord Hay of Ballyore
DUP
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the issue of homelessness.
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government), Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
The government set out our plans to tackle homelessness in England through the National Plan to End Homelessness in December 2025 which you can find on gov.uk here (attached).
Our Plan sets out actions to address the root causes of homelessness including building more homes, reforming renters’ rights, and tackling poverty. The Plan will also drive medium-term change to shift from crisis to prevention through cross-government targets, £3.6 billion funding for homelessness and rough sleeping services over the next 3 years and new duties on services to work together to prevent homelessness.
In the short-term, we will tackle the worst forms of homelessness by ending the unlawful use of B&Bs for families and tackling unacceptable temporary accommodation, including through our £30 million Emergency Accommodation Reduction Programme. And we will halve long-term rough sleeping by the end of this parliament, including through £159 million new funding for supported housing, £37 million for voluntary, community and faith organisations, and £15 million for councils to test new approaches.
The National Plan to End Homelessness (pdf, 1617.2KB)
Yes0 people think so
No0 people think not
Would you like to ask a question like this yourself? Use our Freedom of Information site.