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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 5 August 2026 to Question HL2418, on Homelessness, what is the total amount of (a) CDEL and (b) RDEL funding in each year of the Spending Review which is currently uncommitted.

In line HM Treasury guidance, departments are expected to manage new pressures within existing budgets and therefore maintain robust contingency arrangements. Departments are required to identify around 5 percent of their allocated Departmental Expenditure Limits that could be reprioritised if unforeseen pressures arise, either through unallocated provision, contingency plans, or a combination of the two.

Consistent with this approach, MHCLG retains a degree of budget flexibility rather than committing all funding at the start of the financial year. The precise level of flexibility changes as budgets are allocated and decisions taken over the course of the financial year and the Spending Review period.