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The Mayor asks the government for a £20 million funding boost to prop up emergency accommodation for homeless people this winter as temperatures turn sub-zero.
The charter is an extension of the Mayor’s ‘In For Good’ campaign. This saw the creation of the Severe Winter Emergency Protocol (SWEP) to provide accommodation for rough sleepers when winter hits.
The City Hall funded scheme proved successful with more than 75% of those who received support not sleeping rough again.
The Rough Sleeping Charter is an updated plan with a focus on how the public can be more involved.
The letter sets out six principles they want to achieve with their work:
Accepting that people sleeping rough may have problems, but they themselves are not a problem.
Recognising that every rough sleeper should have options, regardless of immigration status.
Decreasing violence and abuse acts against rough sleepers by legal protection.
With commitments to encourage Londoners to:
Acknowledge homeless people that talk to them or ask for money – even if you decide not to give money.
To call Streetlink London if you see someone who needs help.
Volunteer, donate or support a charity who has joined this pledge.
Homelessness is at its highest in the capital with a 12% increase from this time last year. The cost-of-living crisis and changes in government benefits and social policy has put more Londoners at risk of homelessness.
Sadiq Khan calls on the government for more funds as he says “we cannot – must not – stand by and allow a social catastrophe to unfold in a nation as rich as ours.”
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The Mayor asks the government for a £20 million funding boost to prop up emergency accommodation for homeless people this winter as temperatures turn sub-zero.
The charter is an extension of the Mayor’s ‘In For Good’ campaign. This saw the creation of the Severe Winter Emergency Protocol (SWEP) to provide accommodation for rough sleepers when winter hits.
The City Hall funded scheme proved successful with more than 75% of those who received support not sleeping rough again.
The Rough Sleeping Charter is an updated plan with a focus on how the public can be more involved.
The letter sets out six principles they want to achieve with their work:
Accepting that people sleeping rough may have problems, but they themselves are not a problem.
Recognising that every rough sleeper should have options, regardless of immigration status.
Decreasing violence and abuse acts against rough sleepers by legal protection.
With commitments to encourage Londoners to:
Acknowledge homeless people that talk to them or ask for money – even if you decide not to give money.
To call Streetlink London if you see someone who needs help.
Volunteer, donate or support a charity who has joined this pledge.
Homelessness is at its highest in the capital with a 12% increase from this time last year. The cost-of-living crisis and changes in government benefits and social policy has put more Londoners at risk of homelessness.
Sadiq Khan calls on the government for more funds as he says “we cannot – must not – stand by and allow a social catastrophe to unfold in a nation as rich as ours.”
