Housing market: Economic indicators
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There will be an Opposition day debate on the subject of homelessness on 14 December 2016. This page brings together relevant Library briefings on homelessness and some recent media comment.
There are several Library briefing papers on the subject of homelessness:
Statutory Homelessness in England October 2016
Households in temporary accommodation (England) October 2016
Homelessness in England: Social Indicators page October 2016
Comparison of homelessness duties in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland October 2016
Rough sleeping (England) July 2016
Homelessness Reduction Bill 2016-17 October 2016
Rough sleepers: access to services and support (England) November 2016
Rough sleepers and anti-social behaviour December 2016
England’s 50 worst homeless hotspots, Independent, 1 December 2016
255,000 homeless in England, says Shelter, Inside Housing, 1 December 2016
Shelter at 50, December 2016
Mayor launches rough sleeping taskforce, London Assembly, 6 October 2016
Councils spent £3.5bn on temporary housing in last five years, BBC, 17 November 2016
One in three councils took children into care due to homelessness in 2014/15, Insude Housing, 18 November 2016
The Prevalence of Rough Sleeping and Sofa Surfing Amongst Young People in the UK, CCHR, October 2016
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The Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-2025 had its First Reading in the House of Commons on 11 March 2025. Second Reading is scheduled for 24 March 2025. The Bill, and its Explanatory Notes, can be found on the Parliamentary website.
A Westminster Hall debate has been scheduled for 9.30am on 25 March on accountability of the construction industry. The subject for the debate has been chosen by the Backbench Business Committee, and the debate will be opened by Will Forster MP.