Government warned of 'soaring summer of homelessness'

By Dan Peters | 16 June 2021

The Government will fail to fulfil its manifesto commitment of ending rough sleeping for good by 2024 without a cross-Whitehall strategy for reducing homelessness, it has been warned.

With the 15-month eviction ban having ended at the end of last month, several charities and think-tanks are fearful that thousands of households may be made homeless in the coming weeks.

Want full article access?


Receive The MJ magazine each week and gain access to all the content on this website with a subscription.

Full website content includes additional, exclusive commentary and analysis on the issues affecting local government.

Already a subscriber? Login

Whitehall Local Government Association London Councils Politics MHCLG Chief executives Policy Housing PAC Homelessness Third sector ADEPT LGiU Robert Jenrick Rough sleeping
Top