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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to prioritise veterans presenting at local authorities as homeless for housing assistance.

This Government recognises the extraordinary contribution that veterans have given to their country through their service. That’s why we have since made changes to social housing allocations regulations to exempt all veterans from local connection and residency tests to facilitate their access to social housing.

Veterans also receive a high level of support to plan and prepare for their discharge from the Armed Services and can access a number of existing support services, including housing support through Op Fortitude. You can find more details about this on gov.uk here.