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Private Rented Housing: Homelessness

Question for Department for Communities and Local Government

UIN 113609, tabled on 16 November 2017

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to de-risk the private rented sector to make it a more viable option for homeless people and vulnerable tenants.

Answered on

23 November 2017

Mediated access schemes play an important role in enabling homeless people to access the private rented sector. That is why we have committed to providing £20 million of funding for schemes that will enable better access to new tenancies or support in sustaining existing tenancies for those who are, or at risk, of homelessness or rough sleeping.