Plan to tackle rough sleeping unveiled but charities say it doesn't go far enough

Plan to tackle rough sleeping unveiled - but charities say it doesn't go far enough

Housing Secretary Steve Reed said homelessness is "one of the most profound challenges we face", and suggested that the strategy will build "a future where homelessness is rare, brief, and not repeated".

Labour launches homelessness plan, charities stay sceptical

Labour announced it’s national homelessness strategy promising major investment and a focus on prevention to reduce rough sleeping across England. Yesterday (10th December) the government published it’s long-awaited homeless strategy, setting a target to halve long-term rough sleeping within three years. The plan, first promised in Labour’s manifesto, outlines how £3.5bn will be invested in prevention and supported over the same period.  Ministe…

Councils will have to produce homelessness action plans

The government has announced £3.5bn of investment for homelessness prevention and rough sleeping services from 2026-27 to 2028-29, as part of its national plan to end homelessness.  More than £3bn will be delivered to councils over the next three years through the local government finance…The post Councils will have to produce homelessness action plans appeared first on Local Government Chronicle (LGC).

Plan to tackle rough sleeping unveiled - but charities say it doesn't

Homelessness charities have warned that ministers are “falling short of what is desperately needed to end Britain’s homelessness crisis”. It comes as the government published its new plan to tackle rough sleeping in Britain, which pledges £3.5bn of funding to crackdown on the issue. But charities have said Labour’s National Plan to End Homelessness “falls short” and contains “important gaps”, meaning the party will not be able to achieve their s…

Plan To Tackle Rough Sleeping Unveiled - But Charities Say It Doesn't Go Far Enough

It comes as the government published its new plan to tackle rough sleeping in Britain, which pledges £3.5bn of funding to crackdown on the issue. But charities have said Labour’s National Plan to End Homelessness “falls short” and contains “important gaps”, meaning the party will not be able to achieve their stated goal of halving the number of homeless people by 2029/30. Politics latest – follow live Crisis, an organisation that supports the ho…