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Written question asked by Apsana Begum (Labour) on Monday, 13 April 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 15 April 2026. It was answered by Alison McGovern (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 April 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Sleeping Rough: Women

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of local authorities that have completed the Women’s Rough Sleeping Census.

Answer

Our National Plan to End Homelessness makes clear that councils should consider the specific needs and barriers experienced by women in accessing services.

We are developing resources to support councils to consider the needs of women who are homeless, rough sleeping or experiencing domestic abuse. Our Outreach toolkit and Single Homelessness and Complex Needs toolkit will include advice on identifying and engaging women sleeping rough, and we are piloting an Ending Rough Sleeping Risk Assessment Tool which considers the experiences of women. Our Homelessness Prevention and Support toolkit will support councils in preventing homelessness where domestic abuse is a contributing factor.

We encourage councils to carry out a women’s rough sleeping census. Last year, we introduced new data on gender in the Rough Sleeping Data Framework, which can be found here.

We continue to work with a range of organisations to gain insight into the challenges faced by women.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
126698
Session
2024-26
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Women Sleeping rough
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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