Mayor of Greater Manchester sets out bold ambition to prevent homelessness across city-region
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A NEW drive to prevent homelessness and rough sleeping in Greater Manchester by tackling the root causes has been announced by Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, in an ambitious and wide-ranging acceleration of the city-region's approach.
The draft Greater Manchester Homelessness Prevention Strategy, published for a period of public consultation, shows how the drive to end rough sleeping and homelessness will broaden to address the root causes of homelessness, such as poor quality, insecure housing.
With evictions from private rented accommodation a major driver of homelessness, the Mayor will place a new Good Landlord Charter at the heart of plans, to protect renters and prevent unfair evictions across all 10 boroughs of the city-region.
In recognition of the perilous nature of many residents' housing circumstances, Greater Manchester Combined Authority leaders will work to deliver 30,000 zero-carbon homes for social rent, with a detailed delivery plan to be published within a year.
A new commitment to work to radically improve temporary accommodation standards has also been announced, with a focus on improved experiences for homeless families. The public consultation of the new draft Greater Manchester Homelessness Prevention Strategy will run until 26 June.
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Updated 15.05.21
GOV.UK: Councils given further £200 million in next stage of successful rough sleeping programme
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Hotels re-open in England today. What does this mean for people experiencing homelessness who've been temporarily housed during the pandemic?
— Crisis (@crisis_uk) May 17, 2021
The Govt. urgently needs to outline a national strategy to end homelessness, with genuinely affordable homes at the heart #LockdownEasing pic.twitter.com/o3hbzU38aM
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