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

To ask His Majesty's Government what support, if any, they will provide to local authorities using hotels as temporary accommodation for (1) refugees, and (2) homeless people.

Local authorities are responsible for providing temporary accommodation for eligible homeless households, which includes refugees where they are eligible for statutory homelessness assistance. Local authorities can access funding to help meet the costs of temporary accommodation through the core Local Government Funding Settlement, Housing Benefit, and the Homelessness Prevention Grant where in 2022/23 local authorities in England have received £316 million.