The All Party Parliamentary Group for Ending Homelessness.
House of Commons, London
Joined March 2016
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Thanks to all who attended the launch of our new report Homes, Support, Prevention - Our Foundations for Ending Homelessness.
We can end homelessness with;
🏘️ Safe, affordable homes
🤝Person-centred support
🛡️ Prevention across public services
👉bit.ly/4mQ67oX
Genuinely affordable homes must be the foundation for the Prime Minister’s much welcome national drive to end rough sleeping.
That was the key takeaway from our meeting yesterday with @crisis_uk @IPPR @greatermcr & Homelessness Minister @FloEshalomi.
Thanks to all attendees!
Looking forward to our meeting later today, Ending the Housing Trap - An Affordable End to Homelessness where we'll be hearing from @crisis_uk @IPPR @greatermcr & the new Homelessness Minister (& our former Co-Chair) @FloEshalomi !
Our officers welcomed our meeting with the Supported Housing Advisory Panel this week, we had a detailed discussion on how we can get on & deliver the Supported Housing Regulatory Oversight Act, ensuring people get the help they need without supporting rogue providers
Congratulations to former APPG for Ending Homelessness Co-Chair @FloEshalomi on her appointment to the crucial role of Homelessness Minister.
We look forward to working with you, our members and sector-led steering group to deliver the PM’s commitment to end rough sleeping.
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We fought together, and we won.
The Vagrancy Act has finally been scrapped. For 200 years, this archaic law made it a crime to sleep rough or beg in England and Wales.
Together, we proved that when we speak out and work together, change is possible.
With the repeal of the Vagrancy Act today, we finally turned the page on 200 years of punishing people for poverty. We would like to thank the people from all walks of life who worked together to make this happen.
crisis.org.uk/ending-homeles…
Our Chair @PaulaBarkerMP moved a Westminster Hall debate today on rough sleeping among families with children.
@itvnews spotlighted how children across the country are being forced to sleep rough. bit.ly/4bGBcXV
This must end.
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We thank our APPG member @PaulaBarkerMP, who also co-chairs @HomelessAPPG, for tabling this important debate.
We are shocked at the revelation of children being forced to sleep rough and welcome the Minister's proactive response @Alison_McGovern.
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We met with the Minister for Homelessness @Alison_McGovern at the @HomelessAPPG to discuss the National Plan to End Homelessness.
We will continue to work with the Government to action the Strategy's bold targets, such as eliminating the use of B&Bs for families and children.
Great to be joined by Minister for Homelessness @Alison_McGovern yesterday to discuss her National Plan to End Homelessness.
We look forward to working with the Government to make sure this plan gets us back on track to ending homelessness.
crisis.org.uk/ending-homeles…
The APPG are looking forward to meeting with @alison_mcgovern later today to discuss her National Plan to End Homelessness and how she will help the growing number of people forced into homelessness.
Ending homelessness can build stronger communities and a brighter future.
We’ve hit 50 members for the first time! Thanks to the members of the Steering Group, MPs and Peers for your support over the years.
Special thanks to our Co-Chairs @PaulaBarkerMP & @BobBlackman as well as our Vice Chairs @emily4MK & @dsnorthnorth
crisis.org.uk/ending-homeles…
APPG Co-Chairs @BobBlackman & @PaulaBarkerMP set out their response to the National Plan to End Homelssness below.
A welcome framework but Government needs to go further to make homes affordable & roll out Housing First nationally to meet its goals.
crisis.org.uk/ending-homeles…
Thank you to everyone who attended our AGM in Parliament yesterday and especially the Homelessness Minister @Alison_McGovern who updated us on her work on the cross-government strategy for homelessness and rough sleeping.
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Congratulations to @PaulaBarkerMP & @BobBlackman who were re-elected as Co-Chairs as well as to @emily4MK & @dsnorthnorth who were re-elected as our Vice Chairs
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We also received a private briefing from @crisisuk on their new research that shows 300,000 people faced the worst forms of homelessness.
Read the Homelessness Monitor: England 2025 👇
crisis.org.uk/ending-homeles….
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Now with the APPG on Ending Homelessness hearing from @crisis_uk about how statutory statistics on homelessness catch only the tip of the iceberg of this huge issue. But both going upwards but Core at nearly 300,000 up sharply (22%) since 2022 – at London, England
ALT Table: quantifying homelessness
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Today, I was pleased to attend the APPG for Ending Homelessness AGM with the Minister for Local Government and Homelessness, Alison Mcgovern MP.
Thanks to APPG member @switherdenMP for raising the Local Housing Allowance freeze & its impact on survivors of domestic abuse.
Just 1 in every 100 homes for rent in Wales is affordable on LHA.
Thanks to @jessphillips for her reply.
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Homelessness isn’t just a housing crisis – it’s a health crisis.
@DannyBeales calls in @HSJnews for specialist hospital homelessness teams, safe step-down care & better housing data – ideas Government must act on in its upcoming homelessness strategy: tinyurl.com/58r2mu2r
