Robert Jenrick
HuffPost UK revealed this month how hundreds of homeless people were being "criminalised" by the legislation during the pandemic.
The initiative has won praise but Labour and housing charities say the latest figures show its success was short-lived.
Campaigners say more must be done to prevent the "cliff edge" of homelessness as the number of people in arrears continues to increase.
Tory MPs and Labour vent fury at Robert Jenrick as thousands face huge bill for fire-safety improvements in wake of the Grenfell fire.
The government is facing another big Tory rebellion, this time over the cladding scandal which has seen people trapped in unsafe, unsellable flats after the Grenfell disaster, because their buildings are covered in unsafe material. Boris Johnson’s lockdown caution is also causing consternation on the backbenches, as the vaccine rollout continues to move along at pace.
It is believed that the new variant of coronavirus has already spread around the country.
Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has said the new variant is "prevalent probably in most regions of the country”.
Boris Johnson is under pressure to scrap the planned relaxation of the Covid rules amid fears it will cause a surge in infections.
A Scotland Yard spokesman has told The Sunday Times that ‘no further action will be taken’.
Minister admits "I got this wrong" after he said government was "looking at" allowing sports.