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Further to his reply to Question 609 (2026), did he receive a 14 August 2025 briefing entitled “Further Advice on Short-term Actions to Address Homelessness” where paragraph 34a states, “Initial data indicates that a proportion of Housing First households are not on the Register currently,” and if so, how does he explain his response to Question 609 (2026) where he stated he did not receive such advice?

Answered Question 5577 (2026)
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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Further to his reply to Question 609 (2026), did he receive a 14 August 2025 briefing entitled “Further Advice on Short-term Actions to Address Homelessness” where paragraph 34a states, “Initial data indicates that a proportion of Housing First households are not on the Register currently,” and if so, how does he explain his response to Question 609 (2026) where he stated he did not receive such advice?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

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My office did receive a copy of HUD2025-007725 Further advice on short-term actions to address homelessness dated 14 August 2025, which was not a report about households new to the Housing First programme not being on the Housing Register. My response to WPQ 609 (2026) addressed whether I had received reports about that topic. Briefings that I receive often cover a wide range of topics and material