The team was formed in January 2007. We have gradually brought in new members so we are now a team of six:

• Mark Meehan
• Madeleine Jeffery
• Dave Anteh
• Gerald Wild
• Martin Waddington
• Nick Sedgwick

We have been getting round introducing ourselves to as many partner organisations as we can. We have also been speaking at many events and meetings to raise awareness of homelessness issues and the Housing Corporation’s Homelessness Strategy. If you have an event that you are planning and would like our input please let us know.

The team has been concentrating on visiting all the larger housing associations in London and working with the local authorities, given the homelessness pressures in the capital. The team has met all the G15 associations and all the local authorities.

The response to our visits has been very positive, with work underway across the G15 to develop action plans by the autumn which will show the range of work undertaken across the sector.   Our work with key stakeholders supports our commitment to progress key issues around themes like housing need and temporary to permanent schemes.  

The team is also starting to work with housing associations outside London, concentrating in the West Midlands, Leeds, Sheffield and Greater Manchester areas whilst also covering some other areas where there are homelessness pressures.

It is clear that there can be the need for associations to review where they can have the greatest impact on homelessness and to actively engage with those local authorities in reviewing their homelessness strategies. Analysis of the data available through CORE, the RSR and P1Es can provide a valuable picture of what is happening locally.

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