5th Report - Housing Conditions in Temporary Accommodation
Select Committee
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
HC 1831
22 April 2026
Government response
Housing Conditions in Temporary Accommodation: Government response to the Select Committee Report · published 24 Jun 2026
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
In response to this report, the ministry should provide us with an update on the...
Recommendation
In response to this report, the ministry should provide us with an update on the work it is undertaking to test locally-led approaches to reduce competition between public bodies and state when, and how, it intends to roll these out …
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Government Response Summary
The government's response discusses broader asylum accommodation reforms and the use of crown land, but does not provide the requested update on locally-led approaches to reduce competition between public bodies or state plans for wider rollout.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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38
Recommendation
Not Addressed
Alongside the first update on the progress of the National Plan to End Homelessness, we...
Recommendation
Alongside the first update on the progress of the National Plan to End Homelessness, we recommend that the ministry publish an assessment of the cumulative impact the interventions to raise standards could have on the supply of temporary accommodation. (Recommendation, …
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Government Response Summary
The government provided a generic statement about continuing to meet requirements for conducting impact assessments for government policies, but did not commit to publishing the specific cumulative impact assessment requested.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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