Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Neil Coyle (Labour), on Tuesday, 2 April 2019, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 90 members in total.

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CENTREPOINT'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY

That this House commends the work of youth homelessness charity Centrepoint on their 50th anniversary; is deeply concerned that in 2017-18 an estimated 103,000 young people in the UK were homeless or at risk; regrets that five decades on Centrepoint are still working with homeless young people in crisis who face the challenge of finding affordable housing and a living wage; recognises that under-25s leaving hostel accommodation are only entitled to the Shared Accommodation Rate of Local Housing Allowance, which rarely covers the full cost of renting a room; further recognises that over-25s leaving hostel accommodation are exempt from this lower rate, increasing their ability to move into longer term accommodation and to free up hostel spaces for others in urgent need; supports Centrepoint’s recommendation to extend the exemption from the Shared Accommodation Rate to under-25s; and believes that young people deserve the same chance to move on from homelessness for good.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

2260 

Session

2017-19

Other sponsors

Bob Blackman

Tim Farron

Roger Godsiff

Emma Reynolds

Jim Shannon

Subjects

Anniversaries Exemptions Homelessness Young people Local housing allowance Shared housing Centrepoint

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk