We provide Secretariat for this group which is Co-chaired by Paula Barker MP and Bob Blackman MP. The group brings together key sector organisations and parliamentarians from across the political spectrum. Our purpose is to put homelessness at the top of the political agenda and develop the policy solutions which will help prevent and resolve homelessness for good.
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Ending Homelessness (APPGEH) was set up in response to growing numbers of people rough sleeping and upward trends in the number of homeless applications in 2016.
The APPG for Ending Homelessness will be holding the next Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 12th March, 12:30 - 14:00 in Parliament.
The APPGEH holds regular meetings with its members to discuss the issues which proceed and escalate homelessness. It aims to develop the policy solutions which will create lasting change. The APPGEH also provides a platform for people with direct experience of homelessness to engage with Parliamentarians and key sector stakeholders and help inform the political dialogue surrounding homelessness.
Find out about our campaign, A Safe Home, which called for everyone homeless as a result of fleeing domestic abuse to have access to a safe, secure home here.
Earlier this year the APPG for Ending Homelessness launched an inquiry into the Westminster Government’s progress towards its manifesto commitment to ‘end the blight of rough sleeping by the end of the next Parliament’ in England by 2024. In September we launched the report findings.
Paula was elected Labour MP for Liverpool Wavertree in 2019. She previously held the position of Shadow Minister for Homelessness and Rough Sleeping.
For more information about Paula, please visit her website or follow Paula on Twitter.
Bob was elected Conservative MP for Harrow East in 2010. He is the author of the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017, which places new duties on local authorities to help people facing homelessness.
For more information about Bob, please visit his website or follow Bob on Twitter.
Lord Best has been a Crossbench peer who has sat in the House of Lords since 2001. He has extensive experience in the housing and poverty sector, including being Chief Executive of the National Housing Federation between 1973-1988 and Chief Executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation between 1988-2006.
For more information about Lord Best, please visit the UK Parliament website.
Lyn Brown MP, Neil Coyle MP, Ben Everitt MP, Vicky Ford MP, Sally-Ann Hart MP, Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill, Kim Johnson MP, Baroness Lister of Burtersett, Caroline Lucas MP, Layla Moran MP, Helen Morgan MP, Stephen Morgan MP, Christina Rees MP, Henry Smith MP, James Sunderland MP, Liz Twist MP, Matt Western MP, Hywel Williams MP
We work with a wide range of sector organisations to ensure the APPG is fully informed on the homelessness debate and the diverse homeless population. We aim to engage a wide range of local organisations and homeless people in the APPGEH's activities.
The Steering Group includes St Mungo's, Shelter, Homeless Link, Centrepoint, YMCA, NHF, CIH, St Basil's, Salvation Army, The Passage, Connection at St Martin's, Changing Lives, Glassdoor, Justlife, AKT, Depaul, Revolving Doors, Shared Health Foundation, the Bevan Foundation, START Homeless Outreach Teams, Expert Link, Action on Empty Homes and Homeless Oxfordshire.
If you would like more information on the APPGEH please do not hesitate to contact us.
Is the Government on track to meet its manifesto commitment to ‘end the blight of rough sleeping’ by the end of this Parliament?
The APPG is conducting an inquiry into the Government's manifesto commitment to end rough sleeping. This call for evidence is open from 13 April until 20 May.
The APPG is conducting an inquiry into the Government's mainesto commitment to end rough sleeping. This call for evidence is open from 13 April until 20 May.
The APPG for Ending Homelessness publishes 'Voices of Housing First' report
Members of the APPG for Ending Homelessness are urging the government to continue funding housing first pilots
In the past few weeks reports of domestic abuse have soared. The Coronavirus outbreak has laid bare the extreme dangers that people fleeing domestic abuse face, and has highlighted, now more than ever, the importance of guaranteeing people made homeless in this situation a legal right to safe, settled housing.