Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure that there are sufficient beds to accommodate all homeless people in the UK.

The Government has committed over £800 million to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping this year. This includes £202 million through the Rough Sleeping Initiative - an 80% increase from last year - funding up to 14,500 bed spaces and 2,700 support staff across England.

We are also helping people find longer term accommodation: the £433 million Rough Sleeping Accommodation Programme will provide 6,000 move-on homes, available as long-term assets, and accompanying support services to those who are rough sleeping or who have a history of sleeping rough.

The Government will be spending over £2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the next 3 years, with multi-year funding enabling local partners to better plan services and maximise efficiencies - demonstrating our commitment to build on recent progress.