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Homelessness: Families

Asked by Mr Jonathan BrashLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 12 January 2026UIN 907205

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of trends in the level of the dispersal of homeless families from local authorities in the South East and the Midlands to the North East.

Answered by Alison McGovern

Published data shows only small numbers moving from the South East or Midlands to the North East, with most placements made within the same region.

The Code of Guidance makes clear families should be placed locally first. That’s why we are improving data, raising expectations, and working with councils to reduce poor practice.

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