How to tackle the biggest issues of 2021

Homelessness

‘A crucial point for homelessness’

In 2021 – and the years ahead – charity Crisis is calling for continued investment in housing benefit and social housing, as well as a national rollout of the Housing First approach to homelessness. Taking that action could prevent as many as 60,000 people from falling into homelessness over the next decade, according to the charity’s projections.

Crisis chief executive Jon Sparkes said: “We’re now at a crucial point where homelessness could either skyrocket over the next decade or can be brought down with similar bold action to what we’ve seen this year.

“Hundreds of thousands of people spent Christmas without a home – this is heartbreaking. We know that with concerted efforts, such as continued investment in housing benefit, and longer-term solutions such as