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Appendix A: Helping Homeless People - Homelessness Consultation Responses

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APPENDIX 1 FULL LIST OF QUESTIONS ASKED IN THE CONSULTATION

Section 3 - Evidence base

Views are sought on the issues covered by this section of the paper; in particular:

1. What other sources of information should be considered in assessing capacity to meet need?

2. What are the main gaps in the evidence base in relation to assessing the capacity to meet need?

3. Would it be useful to re-run the pro-forma exercise at a later date and if so when? If not then what process would be helpful to inform local authority planning for 2012?

Section 4 - Coverage of the Ministerial Statement

Views are sought on the issues covered by this section of the paper; in particular:

4. Are there other policy areas which are relevant to the 2012 target which should be considered? What are the priorities?

5. Are there specific actions which would contribute to the 2012 target which the statement should contain? In particular are additional actions required to ensure homelessness is prevented, and sustainable solutions achieved for homeless people and local communities?

6. What are the barriers to diverse housing outcomes for homeless people and how can these be overcome?

7. Could existing funding streams be used more effectively to prevent and tackle homelessness? How could this be done?

Section 5 - Monitoring and interim objectives

Views are sought on the issues covered by this section of the paper; in particular:

8. How should capacity be measured and is it possible to set relevant benchmarks?

9. Should local authorities be required to report against a broader set of targets?

10. Would it be useful to resubmit homelessness strategies following the publication of the statement?

11. Should the statement contain an interim objective in relation to the abolition of the priority need test or is this precluded by the current position?

12. If an interim objective on the abolition of the priority need test is incorporated, how should it be framed?

13. What other interim objectives should be set?

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