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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what progress has been made on the Housing First pilots.

The Housing First pilots are now in their fifth year and by the end of May 2022 have cumulatively supported over 1,060 of the most entrenched and cyclical rough sleepers across 23 local authorities. Each client has access to critical wrap-around support including mental health, drugs and alcohol misuse support

We also commissioned a consortium, led by ICF, to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the programme, which will run for the duration of the pilots.  Four reports have been published to date, with the final report due at the end of 2023.