Videos and presentations

APPGEH meeting: Is the Government on track to end rough sleeping by 2024?

On 19 July we held our third and final evidence session on whether the Government is on track to meet their manifesto commitment to end rough sleeping by 2024. We discussed what policies are needed to sustain an end or prevent any future rises in rough sleeping in England, and considered what the Government’s priorities should be beyond 2024, for example, committing to ending wider forms of homelessness.

Alongside our Co-Chair Flo Eshalomi we were joined by:
- Rebecca Sycamore is Interim CEO of St Mungo’s, having worked in the homelessness sector for over 20 years.
- Anne spoke about the support she received from the council when faced with homelessness and the importance of high-quality mental health support to prevent and end it.
- Jennie Corbett is Senior Policy Manager at Homeless Link, which is the national membership charity for organisations who work directly with people who become homeless in England.
- Julie spoke about her experience of homelessness and temporary accommodation since leaving prison.
- Ellie Greenhalgh is Women’s Development Unit Manager at Solace Women’s Aid. Ellie works on this joint project between Solace Women’s Aid and The Connection at St Martin’s which looks to work across sectors to develop a pan-London women’s homelessness strategy.
- Ian Swift is Director of Housing Needs and Strategy at Islington Council.

APPGEH meeting: Is the Government on track to end rough sleeping by 2024?

On 21 June we held a meeting on whether the Government is on-track to meet their manifesto commitment to end rough sleeping by 2024, and the specific support different cohorts of rough sleepers need.

Alongside our MP Co-Chairs Bob Blackman and Flo Eshalomi we heard contributions from:

• Jess Eagelton, is Policy and Public Affairs Manager at Refuge, which is a national domestic abuse charity, providing specialist support to more than 6,000 women, men and children escaping domestic violence every day.
• Helen Berresford, is Director of External Engagement at Nacro, which is a national charity that helps thousands of people through its housing, justice and education services. Helen joined Nacro in 2016, and leads on external policy, public affairs and communications.
• Malavika Vartak, is Researcher and Policy Advisor at Amnesty International, which is a leading human right’s organisation campaigning against global injustice and inequality.
• Robin, Henry and Amanda - panellists with direct experience of homelessness and rough sleeping.

February 7 2022: APPG for Ending Homelessness joint meeting with the APPG for Immigration Law and Policy on how we can end the homelessness of EU nationals living in Britain

On 7 February we held a joint meeting with the APPG for Immigration Law and Policy on how we can end the homelessness of EU nationals living in Britain. Alongside Stephen Timms MP chairing the meeting, we heard contributions from:

• Matt Downie, Chief Executive, Crisis
• Lucy Mort, Senior Fellow, IPPR
• Daniel Ashwell, Advice Services Manager, Praxis
• Barbara Drozdowicz, Chief Executive, East European Resource Centre

October 21 2021: APPG for Ending Homelessness informal meeting on how the Government can make the exempt accommodation sector work for everyone

On 21 October we held an informal meeting examining the role and impact of the non-commissioned exempt accommodation sector on tenants living there. Alongside Bob Blackman MP chairing the meeting, we heard contributions from:

• Matt Downie, Director of Policy and External Affairs, Crisis
• Vicky McDermott, CEO, Prospect Housing
• Cllr Sharon Thompson, Cabinet member for Vulnerable Children and Families, Birmingham City Council
• Guy Chaundy, Senior Manager, Housing Strategy, Birmingham City Council
• Cathy Page, Deputy Director, Housing with Care & Support, Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities representing the Minister for Rough Sleeping and Housing

July 20 2021: Launch event of the APPG's Housing First report: 'It's like a dream come true: An inquiry into scaling up Housing First in England

Following an extensive Parliamentary inquiry into Housing First in England, where the APPG heard from world-leading authorities on Housing First, the Metro Mayors in the current pilot areas, 20 organisations delivering Housing First services and 65 people with lived experience of the programme, the APPG launched its report with recommendations ahead of upcoming spending decisions from the Government. Alongside our MP Co-Chairs, Neil Coyle and Bob Blackman, we heard from: 

• Eddie Hughes MP, Minister for Rough Sleeping and Housing  
• Andy Burnham, Greater Manchestor Mayor  
• Andy Street, West Midlands Mayor  
• Christopher, direct experience of Housing First 

You can read the full report here.

June 8 2021: APPG for Ending Homelessness event on the impact of homelessness on children

On 8 June we held a meeting to discuss the impact of homelessness on children and families. Alongside speeches from the Co-Chairs of the APPG for Ending Homelessness, Bob Blackman MP and Neil Coyle MP, we heard contributions from:

• Professor Monica Lakhanpaul, Professor of Integrated Community Child Health and Consultant Paediatrician, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health.
• Maxine Jenkins, Specialist Health Visitor and Queen’s Nurse who represented Health Visitors working with homeless families around the UK.
• Dr Sarah Cockman, Outreach Paediatrician for Homeless Families, Shared Health Foundation.
• Sam Dorney-Smith, Registered Nurse, Community Specialist Practitioner, Nurse Project Lead (Queen’s Nursing Institute Homeless Health Programme), Secretary (London Network of Nurse’s and Midwives Homelessness Group).
• Two individuals with direct experience of homelessness, who have been supported by the Magpie Project and UCL.