Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much of the £100 million announced in Budget 2016 to deliver 2,000 low-cost second stage accommodation for rough sleepers and domestic abuse victims has been allocated; and how many such units of accommodation have been built.

The Greater London Authority were in a position, working with the Department for Communities and Local Government, to quickly mobilise with the fund and so the fund has already been launched there. Details of the bidding process in London have been announced. Information can be found at:

https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/ahp_2016-21_move-on_further_guidance.pdf

We are working with providers and key stakeholders in the homelessness and domestic abuse sectors to inform the roll-out of a fund for the rest of England. Further details will be available in due course.

This builds on the work of our £50 million Homelessness Prevention Programme which has funded 84 projects across England to deliver an end-to-end approach to homelessness prevention. For victims of domestic abuse we have announced 80 projects across the country will receive a share of the 2016-18 £20 million fund to support victims of domestic abuse, creating more than 2,200 bed spaces and giving support, including for move on, to over 19,000 victims.