HL Deb 29 July 1998 vol 592 c211WA
Earl Russell

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to paragraph 4.7 of the Social Exclusion Unit's Report on Rough Sleeping, whether they will review the rules on housing benefit for prisoners. [HL2896]

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

The Welfare Reform Green Paper outlined the Government's intention to address the weaknesses of the current regime for housing policy and Housing Benefit. The Rough Sleepers report from the Social Exclusion Unit has confirmed that the prison and probation services will have a new focus on preventing homelessness. The Home Office will make this a key element of their performance indicators from 1999–2000.