I thank the Secretary of State for giving way; he has been very generous. I have had constituents living in tents, cars—one even in a cave. All those cases—I have many more, and I am not just talking about street homelessness—were related to problems with social security. Two thirds of local authorities predict that the roll-out of universal credit will increase homelessness. What are the assessments of both the Secretary of State and the Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the hon. Member for Colchester (Will Quince)?
Homelessness
Proceeding contribution from
Debbie Abrahams
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 29 January 2020.
It occurred during Opposition day on Homelessness.
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