Sixth Report - Protecting the homeless and the private rented sector: MHCLG’s response to Covid-19
Select Committee
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
HC 1329
31 March 2021
Government response
Protecting the homeless and the private rented sector: government response to the Select Committee report · published 25 May 2021
Recommendations & Conclusions
4 results
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
We recognise the enormous success of the early stages of the Everyone In programme, made...
Conclusion
We recognise the enormous success of the early stages of the Everyone In programme, made possible through cross-sector collaboration, substantial funding, and joint working towards a clear goal.
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the committee's conclusion by explicitly recognising the enormous success of the early stages of the Everyone In programme, made possible through cross-sector collaboration, substantial funding, and joint working towards a clear goal.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
We recognise the enormous success of the early stages of the Everyone In programme, made...
Conclusion
We recognise the enormous success of the early stages of the Everyone In programme, made possible through cross-sector collaboration, substantial funding and joint working towards a clear goal.
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the committee's conclusion by explicitly recognising the enormous success of the early stages of the Everyone In programme, attributed to cross-sector collaboration, substantial funding, and joint working towards a clear goal.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Recommendation
Acknowledged
Para 46
We recommend that the Government creates a cross-Government task force to resolve the conflict between...
Recommendation
We recommend that the Government creates a cross-Government task force to resolve the conflict between the commitment to end rough sleeping and the current policy on the no recourse to public funds condition. This will require collecting data on the …
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Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the need for cross-government collaboration and states the Department will be working with partners, including the Home Office, to address rough sleeping and immigration policy. This will build on existing efforts like the Rough Sleeping Support Service, but they do not commit to creating a new task force with specific deadlines.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Recommendation
Acknowledged
We reiterate our offer to conduct pre-legislative scrutiny of the Renters’ Reform Bill, should the...
Recommendation
We reiterate our offer to conduct pre-legislative scrutiny of the Renters’ Reform Bill, should the Government choose to publish the Bill in draft. (Paragraph 99) 40 Protecting the homeless and the private rented sector: MHCLG’s response to Covid-19
Government Response Summary
The government reaffirms its commitment to the Renters' Reform Bill, including abolishing Section 21 evictions, and states it will work with sector voices and welcomes the Committee's views in due course, but does not explicitly accept the offer of pre-legislative scrutiny or commit to publishing a draft bill.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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