A Bill to make provision about the duties of public bodies to prevent homelessness.
The Homelessness Prevention Bill would place duties on public bodies to take steps to prevent homelessness. It aims to help people avoid homelessness in the first place and to support those who are at risk. The bill is currently being examined in the House of Commons at Committee stage, and is sponsored by Bob Blackman.
The bill is in Committee stage in the House of Commons, where MPs scrutinise the text and may propose amendments. If it progresses, it would move to the Report stage and then on to the Lords.
Generated 21 February 2026
The next stage for this Bill, Second reading, took place on Friday 28 March 2025. Bill read a second time and stood committed to a public bill committee (Standing Order No. 63(1)).
This is a Private Members' Bill and was presented to Parliament on Monday 21 October 2024.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.