Written question asked by Sarah Pochin (Reform UK) on Wednesday, 1 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 July 2026. It was answered by Alison McGovern (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 July 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Temporary Accommodation

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many households are living in temporary accommodation in each region of England.

Answer: Homelessness is far too high, but the government’s National Plan to End Homelessness sets out the steps that we are taking to get back on track to ending homelessness. The government publishes quarterly data including the number of households in temporary accommodation broken down by English region on gov.uk here. You can access the most recent quarterly data here. The number of households in temporary accommodation by region is included in table TA1.

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