Bridget Phillipson:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government,
what assessment his Department has made of the reasons contributing to trends
in the level of homelessness.
Nigel Adams:
The evidence suggests the causation of homelessness and rough sleeping is
complex and that there is no single trigger or event. A complex interaction of
individual factors (eg relationship breakdown, drug and alcohol abuse),
structural factors and protective factors are likely to influence whether a
person becomes homeless during their lifetime, as well as affect their ability
to find a home. To further our understanding on the causes of homelessness and
rough sleeping we have committed to conduct a feasibility study - led by MHCLG,
and co-funded by the Department for Work and Pensions. The long-term ambition
for this research is to develop a quantitative, predictive model (or models) of
homelessness and rough sleeping, which can be applied to various policy
scenarios, to help assess the impacts of government intervention on levels of
homelessness. This will be supported by an evidence review on the broad range
of factors that might influence levels of homelessness, from the housing market
to welfare systems, as well as individual factors.
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