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This report establishes the facts on how the government has provided accommodation for rough sleepers during COVID-19.
This investigation is part of a programme of work we are undertaking to support Parliament’s scrutiny of the government’s response to COVID-19. In this report we set out the steps taken by the Department in rehousing rough sleepers in England during the pandemic, focusing particularly on the steps taken at the outset of the pandemic; the information held by the Department on those at risk of rough sleeping; and subsequent steps that the Department has taken to provide long-term accommodation to those at risk of rough sleeping.
Our report primarily covers the period between March and November 2020. It is a ‘facts only’ account of the Department’s actions and is not a value-for-money evaluation. While we set out the spending by local authorities on rough sleeping in this report, we will cover the financial response of local authorities to COVID-19 as a whole in a value-for-money report due for publication later in 2021.
Investigation into the housing of rough sleepers during the COVID-19 pandemic
