Tories promise to tackle root causes of homelessness with new Foundation
Speaking yesterday at the launch of the Conservative Party's new Homelessness Foundation, at the Crisis charity, David Cameron said: "Homelessness isn't just about literally having no roof over your head. We're also ignoring what's called the 'hidden homeless'. That's the people who move from one sofa to another, night after night, with no stability and no security. And it's the families who are forced to live in crowded conditions in hostels and B&Bs while they wait to be re-housed." David Cameron's full remarks are here.
The Foundation will look at how public policy might be reshaped to tackle homelessness in all of its forms. There will be a particular emphasis on the root causes of homelessness. Grant Shapps, Tory housing spokesman, told ConservativeHome that he had invited all of the leading charities to join the Foundation and all had accepted. John Bird of The Big Issue (to which Iain Duncan Smith has become a contributor) will be one of the advisors. Also involved are Thames Reach Bondway, Homeless Link, Shelter, Crisis (which has Tory origins), the Simon Community and St Mungo's. It really is a sign of the times that these charities are willing to sign up to a Conservative research organisation.
The Foundation's Advisory Board looks vulnerable to being captured by the big, established charities in our view but Grant insists that smaller groups, following different approaches, like Aquila Way in Gateshead, will also be involved.
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