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Government won’t meet its target to end rough sleeping by 2024 says panel of experts

Chronic and unresolved systemic issues have left country exposed to rising homelessness. Strong partnership working and a shared purpose made a massive reduction to rough sleeping during the pandemic, but we are now beyond ways of working. The current Government and next administration must take urgent action to address the rapidly rising rates of homelessness […]

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Lord Bob Kerslake: “a dedicated champion of the homelessness sector”

Following the death of Lord Bob Kerslake, Chair of the Kerslake Commission on Homelessness and Rough Sleeping, St Mungo’s Chief Executive Emma Haddad said:  “On behalf of everyone at St Mungo’s, we are deeply saddened to learn of the devastating passing of Lord Bob Kerslake. Bob was a dedicated champion of the homelessness sector, with a deep-rooted commitment to end rough sleeping.

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Further urgent action needed to avoid homelessness, as well as economic crisis

The cost of living crisis could have a ‘catastrophic’ impact on homelessness if the new Prime Minister and her Government do not treat it with the same level of urgency seen at the start of the pandemic. That is the warning today, (21 September) from an influential group of experts from the housing, homelessness, health

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Kerslake Commission reacts to Annual Rough Sleeping Snapshot statistics

Lord Kerslake: ‘Government must maintain impetus to end rough sleeping’ The Kerslake Commission on Homelessness and Rough Sleeping has urged the Government to maintain the impetus for ending rough sleeping as the latest snapshot figures show the number of people who were street homeless has fallen to its lowest level since 2014. The Annual Rough Sleeping

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