Asked by: Baroness Barker (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address LGBTQ+ homelessness.
Answered by Baroness Scott of Bybrook - Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
We are committed to tackling homelessness and ending rough sleeping.
Our approach is locally led. We are investing over £1 billion into the Homelessness Prevention Grant between 2022 and 25 which funds local authorities to work with landlords to prevent evictions and offer financial support for people to find a new home and provide temporary accommodation if necessary.
We expect councils to commission services based on an assessment of the needs of their local community, and this would include LGBT people.
Our Rough Sleeping Strategy, published in September 2022, sets out that we will extend investment into coordinated local rough sleeping services and ensure tailored support to meet individual needs, including through the £500 million Rough Sleeping Initiative 2022-25 and the £10 million Night Shelter Transformation Fund, to increase provision of quality single-room provision within the night shelter sector.