PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Homelessness (15 June 2015)

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of homeless people in the UK in each year since May 2010; and what steps he is taking to prevent homelessness in the UK.

Asked by:
Wes Streeting (Labour)

The homelessness legislation in England provides one of the strongest safety nets in the world for families with children and vulnerable people who become homeless through no fault of their own. Since 2010, the Government has invested over £500 million to support local authorities and voluntary sector agencies to prevent and tackle homelessness. This has helped prevent over 700,000 cases of homelessness by finding new accommodation or helping people stay in their own home.

Statistics on homelessness in England are published on a quarterly basis at the following address; https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness

Homelessness acceptances are now less than half of the peak seen under the previous Labour administration when it reached 135,590 in 2003.

Answered by:
Mr Marcus Jones (Conservative)
18 June 2015