A question on #Homelessness tabled by Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown on 19-12-2024 has been answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage.

Heading: Homelessness
Question ID: 1751909
UIN: HL3682
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2024-12-19
Asking Member ID: 655
Asking Member display name: Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government how many people they estimate are homeless each night in each region of the United Kingdom, and whether that number is increasing or decreasing.
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Date answered: 2025-01-07
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4956
Answering Member display name: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Answering Member handle: SharonStevenage
Answering Member Twitter reference: @SharonStevenage
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Answer text: As of 30 June 2024, 123,100 households were in temporary accommodation, which is an increase of 16.3% from 30 June 2023. This is the highest on record. The annual snapshot statistics remain our official and most robust measure of rough sleeping on a singl...
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tweeted: true