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

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many families have been in temporary accommodation in the United Kingdom in each year since 2010.

The information requested is enclosed in the attached table, which includes data going back to 1998-99, which illustrates how the level of homelessness in England is far lower than the average under the last Administration.

This Government have invested over £500 million to prevent and tackle all forms of homelessness and rough sleeping since 2010. The homelessness legislation in England provides one of the strongest safety nets in the world for families with children and vulnerable people who become homeless through no fault of their own.

Homelessness acceptances remain lower than in 27 of the last 30 years, and homelessness is around half the average level it was under the previous Administration. Households now spend on average seven months less in temporary accommodation than at the start of 2010.

Figures for other parts of the United Kingdom are the responsibility of the devolved Administrations.