“This is an ambitious strategy – its goal of ending homelessness for good is admirable. It will help prevent homelessness, and support those who are homeless to find a home."
Responding to the Government’s homelessness strategy, National Plan to End Homelessness, Cllr Tom Hunt, Chair of the LGA’s Inclusive Growth Committee, said: “This is an ambitious strategy – its goal of ending homelessness for good is admirable. It will help prevent homelessness, and support those who are homeless to find a home.
“There is still a lot of work to be done to deliver this, and the Government needs to ensure that councils are sufficiently funded and empowered to do so.
“Specifically, the Government must ensure there is greater accountability to ensure all stakeholders are involved and incentivised to prevent homelessness, ensure that these goals can be delivered, foster collaboration between partners and have evidence-based policy underpinning this.
“We look forward to working with the Government – as this strategy acknowledges, local government has a crucial role to play in turning this strategy’s ambitions into reality.”