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Written question asked by Lord Shinkwin (Conservative) on Monday, 17 November 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 December 2025. It was answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Labour) on Friday, 28 November 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.


Veterans: Sleeping Rough

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to enable accurate data capture on the number of rough sleeping veterans.

Answer

MHCLG collects a range of data and research on veteran homelessness and rough sleeping, including through the Homelessness Case Level Collection (H-CLIC), Rough Sleeping Data Framework, Rough sleeping single night autumn snapshot, and Rough Sleeping Questionnaire (RSQ). These statistics and research are available (attached) at Homelessness statistics - GOV.UK and (attached) Rough sleeping questionnaire: initial findings - GOV.UK.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL12010
Session
2024-26
Attachment
Rough Sleeping; Homelessness Statistics
Subjects
Sleeping rough Veterans
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk