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Housing: Nottingham

Asked by Nadia WhittomeLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 15 October 2025UIN 78811

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help improve the availability of free housing-related advice services in Nottingham.

Answered by Alison McGovern

Councils have a statutory duty to provide or secure the provision of advice and information about homelessness and the prevention of homelessness, free of charge. This should form part of each council’s strategy for preventing homelessness. You can read more about this in Chapter 3 of the homelessness code of guidance on gov.uk here.

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