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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many families were temporarily housed outside their home local authority area in England as of 9 November (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.

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Local authorities have received £316 million through the Homelessness Prevention Grant in 2022/23, helping them to prevent homelessness and help more people sooner. This is on top of the £375 million Homelessness Prevention Grant funding local authorities received in 2021/22.

Local authorities should avoid placing households out of their borough. In some areas where there is a limited supply of suitable accommodation, we are aware that it can be necessary to place households in temporary accommodation outside of the local area. This, however, should be as a last resort.

The Statutory Homelessness Statistics show that in 2021 there were a total of 105,360 households placed in temporary accommodation outside their area. The most recent publication of January - March 2022 show there was 26,620 households placed in temporary accommodation outside their area during that quarter.