Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for Housing and Local Government – in the Senedd at 2:59 pm on 3 February 2021.
Minister, thank you very much for that response, and also for the engagement you've had with me on queries from my local authorities, some of whom have traditionally used what we know as emergency night shelter accommodation, which, of its day, was an appropriate way forward. But, actually, when you're dealing with a pandemic situation, let alone an approach that really requires us not simply to lift people out of homelessness but also to wrap services and support around them, it's probably not the best way forward. But can I ask you, then, Minister, what success the approach that you're now taking has had, particularly during this time of the pandemic, when some local authorities, I think, have been really challenged with the resources and really challenged with having to respond to people who they've found in a crisis situation on the streets without many resources to actually throw at the issue?