Homelessness: Young People
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of funding allocations in enabling young people presenting as homeless to receive an assessment and support where required.
Answered by Alison McGovern
Housing authorities have a duty to assess all eligible applicants and must work with them to develop a personalised housing plan to prevent or relieve their homelessness.
The government is providing £3.6 billion funding for homelessness services from 2026/27 to 2028/29, including more than £2.2 billion for local authorities to prevent and address homelessness and rough sleeping through the Homelessness, Rough Sleeping and Domestic Abuse Grant. Councils can use this funding flexibly to meet the needs of people in their areas, including young people. You can find local authority level allocations on gov.uk here.
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