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Under the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008, passed by the last Labour Government, Service Family Accommodation is run by the Ministry of Defence and is not defined as social housing.
It is not regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing, and will not be impacted by the changes being made...
Under the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008, passed by the last Labour Government, Service Family Accommodation is run by the Ministry of Defence and is not defined as social housing.
It is not regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing, and will not be impacted by the changes being made...
Under the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008, passed by the last Labour Government, Service Family Accommodation is run by the Ministry of Defence and is not defined as social housing.
It is not regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing, and will not be impacted by the changes being made...
Under the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008, passed by the last Labour Government, Service Family Accommodation is run by the Ministry of Defence and is not defined as social housing.
It is not regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing, and will not be impacted by the changes being made...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether personnel living in Service Family Accommodation will have the same rights and benefits under Social Housing (Regulation) Bill as social housing tenants.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether personnel living in Service Family Accommodation will have the same rights and benefits under Social Housing (Regulation) Bill as social housing tenants.
Under the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008, passed by the last Labour Government, Service Family Accommodation is run by the Ministry of Defence and defined as social housing.
It is not regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing, and will not be impacted by the changes being made by this Bill.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether service family accommodation is covered by the definition of social housing in the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill,
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether service family accommodation is covered by the definition of social housing in the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill,
Under the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008, passed by the last Labour Government, Service Family Accommodation is run by the Ministry of Defence and defined as social housing.
It is not regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing, and will not be impacted by the changes being made by this Bill.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to prevent local authorities from evicting veterans from temporary housing if permanent housing is unavailable.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to prevent local authorities from evicting veterans from temporary housing if permanent housing is unavailable.
Levels of veteran homelessness are low - less than 1% of homeless households. Latest numbers for the City of York can be found within the quarterly data publication (Apr - June) available here (Table A3). This shows there were no households who had a support need due to service in the Armed Forces.
Veterans have a priority need for accommodation - which means the local authority must provide temporary accommodation until settled accommodation is secured. The Homelessness Code of Guidance, available here, provides direction to local authorities on carrying out their functions, in accordance with the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017. Our team of housing advisers continue to advise and challenge local authorities to improve homelessness services.
For 22/23 local authorities have been provided with £366million through the Homelessness Prevention Grant to meet their homelessness strategies, including support for homeless veterans. City of York Council received £392,145. In addition, this Government recently announced a further £8.55m to support the delivery of new veteran supported housing.
I was reminded by my staff that I have been present at 42 Queen’s Speeches—this is the 42nd. May I say how concerned I am that the Government seem to be downgrading Parliament all the time? I cannot remember one of these debates without a Secretary of State on the...
I was reminded by my staff that I have been present at 42 Queen’s Speeches—this is the 42nd. May I say how concerned I am that the Government seem to be downgrading Parliament all the time? I cannot remember one of these debates without a Secretary of State on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will update the Improving access to social housing for members of the Armed forces statutory guidance for Local Authorities to remove the five-year time limit on local connection test for social housing allocation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will update the Improving access to social housing for members of the Armed forces statutory guidance for Local Authorities to remove the five-year time limit on local connection test for social housing allocation.
Local councils are best placed to determine how best to manage access to social housing – they are responsible for allocating housing through local schemes. These are governed by a framework of rules set by central government which ensure social housing is prioritised for those in housing need.
In line with DLUHC’s commitments in the Armed Forces Covenant, we introduced regulations in 2012 that prevent local authorities from applying a local connection test to disqualify serving personnel as well as those within 5 years of having left the Armed Forces. Statutory guidance is clear that members of the regular Armed Forces, their bereaved spouses and civil partners, and seriously injured reservists, must not be disqualified for an allocation of social housing because they lack a local connection to an area.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will update the Homelessness Code of Guidance for Local Authorities to remove the local connection test for those currently serving in the Regular Armed Forces or who have served in the Regular Forces.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will update the Homelessness Code of Guidance for Local Authorities to remove the local connection test for those currently serving in the Regular Armed Forces or who have served in the Regular Forces.
Our veterans play a vital role in keeping our country safe and we are committed to ensuring that they are provided with all the support they need to successfully adjust back into civilian life
Homelessness legislation includes eligibility criteria such as the local connection test, to ensure that resources are prioritised effectively, ensuring accommodation is there for people who need it most. We have already made changes to local connection rules to ensure that veterans are not at a disadvantage as a result of their service.
Section 315 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 amended the local connection test to enable armed forces personnel to establish a local connection in an area through residing there by choice, or being employed there, in the same way as a civilian.
Service personnel can also apply to the local authority where they are currently based or, if they were previously in another area for 3 out of the last 5 years they could chose to apply to that authority. They could also choose to apply to an area where they have never lived but have close family living, or where they have special reasons for needing to live.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) requirement for housing applies to housing units in the UK provided for the armed forces.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) requirement for housing applies to housing units in the UK provided for the armed forces.
The requirement to obtain an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) applies to housing units in the UK provided for the armed forces. However, the Energy Performance of Buildings Regulations specify that general access data need not be disclosed on the EPC Register if it relates to an excluded building, which includes buildings owned, occupied or used by or for the purposes of any of the armed forces.