{"value":{"id":1715331,"askingMemberId":1491,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2024-05-01T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2024-05-08T00:00:00","uin":"24417","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a cross-departmental strategy to end youth homelessness.","answeringBodyId":211,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4821,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2024-05-08T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>This Government is committed to tackling all forms of homelessness including youth homelessness.</p><p>The Government’s ‘Ending Rough Sleeping for Good’ Strategy, published in 2022 and backed by £2.4 billion, recognises young people face particular challenges. The strategy confirmed a £200 million investment in the Single Homelessness Accommodation Programme (SHAP) which will deliver homes for people at risk of or experiencing homelessness and rough sleeping, including young people. In addition, £2.5 million of Rough Sleeping Initiative funding for 2022-2025 supports youth services in local areas.</p><p>The department will continue to work with local authorities and partners in the voluntary and community sector and private sector to tackle youth homelessness.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Homelessness: Young People","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1715331","method":"GET"}]}