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

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the (a) actual and (b) percentage change in the number of homelessness applications was in each English local authority between April 2010 and the latest date for which figures are available.

Current and historic financial year statistics for decisions taken on homelessness applications and acceptances, by local authority area, are published in Live Table 784, and are readily accessible for further scrutiny and analysis. A direct comparison cannot be made between different quarters due to seasonal fluctuations. The data is available online at:

www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness

This Government have invested over £500 million to prevent and tackle all forms of homelessness and rough sleeping since 2010. The homelessness legislation in England provides one of the strongest safety nets in the world for families with children and vulnerable people who become homeless through no fault of their own.

Homelessness acceptances remain lower than in 27 of the last 30 years, and homelessness is around half the average level it was under the previous Administration. Households now spend on average seven months less in temporary accommodation than at the start of 2010.