Great writing from Georgina Quach on the evidence based solutions to homelessness compared to the archaic approach on criminalisation. Bit depressing we've been having this argument for 200 years - fair to say now is the time for a change in approach! ft.com/content/58dd29…

'I have learnt, that the correct intervention...can help a person facing homelessness rebuild their lives...I have seen it work so many times that I know it to be true.' Read Andy's experiences of homelessness & why the Criminal Justice Bill won't work (£)independent.co.uk/voices/homeles…

Icymi: Here’s how the government’s new Criminal Justice Bill could impact rough sleepers like me, by Andy O'Rourke at Crisis

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Tomorrow is the last day to apply for this brilliant role in Crisis campaigns team to have a real impact on homelessness. Take a look 👇🏽

This is a positive step forward and a pragmatic approach to what is often a thorny issue. Will be great to delve into the detail and particularly on how homelessness is reflected in local housing need and the delivery of social housing in particular to meet this

We welcome these proposals for a new grey belt category & to deliver a minimum 50% affordable homes. It's critical these measures are backed by more government grants to ensure this housing includes homes for social rent to people on the lowest incomes. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

'Rather than demonising & criminalising rough sleepers, we should be addressing the reasons why they are on the street in the first place.' Nickie Aiken MP for Cities of London & Westminster
A criminal record just makes it harder for people to rebuild their lives & get out of homelessness politicshome.com/thehouse/artic…

Nickie is right. The idea of criminalising homelessness is flawed and should be scrapped.

This whole, sorry episode, has shown just how many MPs, from across the house, care about finding actual solutions. It’s been moving and brilliant to see them work together.

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Pressure is mounting on the UK Government to drop new laws that would criminalise homelessness. The Bill will be back in Parliament very soon – now is the time to apply the final pressure to make them scrap these cruel proposals.

Email your MP ▶️
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It was great to be in Westminster yesterday with our charity partner Crisis & Clarion Housing Group talking to West Midlands MPs Paulette Hamilton MP Jess Phillips MP Sarah Edwards for Tamworth about how we address the shortage of genuinely affordable housing & help increase home ownership
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📧Invite your MP to our event in Parliament on 29 April so they understand the reality of homelessness.

Your MP will hear stories of homelessness from people with lived experience, meet with policy experts to find out what steps they can take to end homelessness and more.

Yesterday Jasmine Amber our Head of Campaigns & Policy was on BBC Radio 2 talking to Jeremy Vine about the callous, dehumanising effect the #CriminalJusticeBill will have on people forced to sleep rough. Tell your MP what you think of these plans: campaigns.crisis.org.uk/page/142013/ac…

Very much wondering if Govt understand their own Bill. It enforces against people if they look like they're 'intending to sleep rough'. They have said there will be no additional support for people. It will criminalise rough sleeping & we need those parts removed from the Bill

Alongside 36 other organisations, we have written to the Home Secretary James Cleverly🇬🇧 urging him to reconsider proposals to fine and imprison people forced to sleep on our streets #CriminalJusticeBill bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

This is maddening. The Bill literally does the things the Minister is saying she doesn’t want to happen. Has she read it?

Why are we wasting time on this nonsense? We could be working together to provide homes, support, jobs…

We will not end homelessness by criminalising it.

We need a national programme to build social housing and more investment in specialist services like Housing First
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As the The Guardian leader says today, rough sleeping measures in the #criminaljusticebill are senseless - and turn the clock back
We must 'consign the Vagrancy Act to history as promised'
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Hey #Homeless twitter, please consider signing our parliamentary petition calling on the government to remove sections from the #CriminalJusticeBill relating to rough sleeping/begging

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6592…

'Imagine you're head to the pavement and you dread footsteps coming towards you because it's you that's going to be a victim of crime.'

Crisis chief exec, Matt Downie says the bill that could criminalise homelessness is 'counterproductive and cruel'.

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