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Written question asked by Lord McCabe (Labour) on Wednesday, 4 September 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 September 2019. It was answered by Luke Hall (Conservative) on Monday, 9 September 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Private Rented Housing: Vulnerable Adults

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 April 2019 to Question 240482, how many vulnerable people the Private Rented Sector Access Fund has helped to access and sustain tenancies in the private sector.

Answer

On 1 March 2019 we announced the allocation of £19.5 million to directly fund 66 local authorities through the Private Rented Sector Access Fund.

Reported outcomes show that as of the end of June 2019, we have supported 1,090 households.

This fund is just one of a range of housing support measures that the Government has put in place:

  • In September 2017 the Government announced the Homelessness Advice and Support Team (HAST), a team of expert advisers that provides support and assistance to improve homelessness services.
  • Government is funding the £40 million London Collaboration Project, which aims at increasing collaboration between London boroughs in the procurement of temporary accommodation for households at risk of homelessness, this will be delivered through the creation of the local government owned company, Capital Letters.
  • The Flexible Homelessness Support Grant has allocated £617 million to local authorities over 3 years from 2017/18 to 2019/20, giving them more control and flexibility in managing homelessness pressures.
  • We have provided £72.7 million in new burdens funding for local authorities to implement the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017.
  • The Homelessness Reduction Act, the most ambitious reform to homelessness legislation in decades, came into force on 3rd April 2018.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
286625
Session
2017-19
Related items
Universal Credit: Private Rented Housing
Tuesday, 9 April 2019
Written questions
House of Commons
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Landlords Private rented housing Vulnerable adults Universal credit
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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