Housing Minister says needs of most disadvantated at heart of coalition government

Published by Homeless Link for Homeless Link in Housing and also in Central Government, Communities, Local Government

At Homeless Link's annual conference in Reading this week, Grant Shapps, Housing Minister, praised support and innovative approach of homeless charities. He said the way we deal with homelessness is the mark of a civilised society.

He spoke of a future of opportunities which these charities are well placed to grasp, whilst recognising tough times ahead and making no guarantees that cuts would not impact the sector, despite having escaped the first two branches of national cuts.

Jenny Edwards, Chief Executive of Homeless Link said, "We are delighted that one of the first actions of the new minister, endorsed by No 10, was to set up a cross-ministerial group to tackle homelessness. As homelessness is such a cross-cutting issue, we applaud this joined up approach. I am delighted that the minister invited me to attend the next meeting of this group to represent the views of the sector." 

The minister also announced a short consultation on the methodology to get a more accurate street count.