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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the level of funding provided to housing providers for homeless veterans.

Our veterans play a vital role in keeping our country safe and we are committed to ensuring that they are provided with all the support they need to successfully adjust back into civilian life.

The Rough Sleeping Accommodation Programme (RSAP) is the government’s £433 million programme to 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.

On 29 October 2020, the government allocated more than £150 million for move-on accommodation for rough sleepers through the first year of the programme, as well as investing in high-quality support over the next three years. On 18 March 2021, we made available the remaining portion of the £433 million funding announced last year.

This funding is available over the remainder of the programme to deliver over 2,700 additional move-on homes and support services for rough sleepers, including veterans, as part of the government’s ambitious target of delivering 6,000 homes by the end of this Parliament.