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Homelessness: Young People

Asked by Paula BarkerLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 21 May 2025UIN 52343

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to involve young people with lived experience of homelessness in the development of the cross-departmental homelessness strategy.

Answered by Rushanara Ali

As part of the development of the cross-Government homelessness strategy the Government has engaged representatives from across the homelessness and rough sleeping sector, local and combined authorities and wider experts, including those who have lived experience.

The Government hosted a series of lived experience forums to ensure that the voices of those with lived experience are reflected in the strategy. Young people with lived experience of homelessness were included in this work.

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