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Homelessness

Asked by Nadia WhittomeLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 13 November 2025UIN 87890

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to implement early identification models in schools to (a) identify and (b) help those at risk of homelessness.

Answered by Alison McGovern

This Government is committed to getting back on track to ending homelessness and is open to innovative solutions to do this.

Preventing homelessness is critical to getting back on track to ending homelessness. Our upcoming cross-Government homelessness strategy will put prevention at its core and set a clear vision for tackling homelessness.

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