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

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) homeless people and (b) rough sleepers in (i) Coventry, (ii) the West Midlands and (iii) England.

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. Since 2010, the Government has invested over £500 million to support local authorities and voluntary sector agencies to prevent and tackle homelessness. This has helped prevent over 700,000 cases of homelessness by finding new accommodation or helping people stay in their own home.

Statistics on homelessness in England are published on a quarterly basis at the following link; https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness