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Crisis says 236,000 people are living on the streets or in
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Monday, June 11, 2018 –
9:36am
Homelessness could be eradicated within ten years by following a
£10bn government policy plan, according to the charity Charity.
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Backed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the newly published set
of recommendations is designed to “end homelessness for good” and
includes measures such as building at least 100,000 social homes
each year for the next 15 years.
Around 236,000 people are believed to be homeless in England,
Scotland and Wales, with three people dying every week on the
streets, on average, reports The Independent.
Dame Louise Casey, a former government adviser on rough
sleeping, has endorsed the Crisis report, entitled Everybody In: How to End Homelessness in Great
Britain.
In an article for The Times, Casey warns: “If we carry on as we
are, levels of homelessness will almost double in the next 25
years. This should be to our national shame.
“History shows us that with the political will and the right
policies in place, this situation is not inevitable.”
Here are five key recommendations from the report:
- Build 100,500 new social homes each year for the next 15 years,
to meet the needs of rough sleepers and those at risk of
homelessness. - Improve housing benefit so that it “truly covers the cost of
housing and reflects projected rent rises”. - Increase access to help and fund personalised and proactive
support for rough sleepers, with the focus on finding people
permanent accommodation. - Make it a duty for all relevant public bodies to prevent
homelessness. - Increase funding for Critical Time Intervention, an approach
that ensures people leaving prison or going through transitions
with a homelessness risk are rapidly rehoused.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local
Government said: ”We are investing more than £1.2bn to tackle all
forms of homelessness and just last week we announced £30m for
councils to help boost the immediate support available to people
living on the streets.
“We are also investing £9bn to build more affordable homes and
are piloting the Housing First approach in three major
regions.”
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