Response to the Greater London Authority's strategy consultation, ‘Towards the Mayor's Housing Strategy’, February 2007
Thames Reach believes that:
more importance should be given to the need for a pan-London approach to accommodation and support, as a means of tackling and preventing homelessness
greater emphasis should be given to addressing the issue of high rents, to help reduce levels of unemployment in the homeless population
there should be a greater focus on the need to increase the numbers of people moving on from temporary accommodation
the Mayor's role should be used assertively to seek ways to open up the private rented sector in London for homeless people
the Mayor’s welcome commitment to ending rough sleeping in the capital by 2010 should be restated
the Greater London Authority should take on responsibility for London-wide street counts
the Mayor’s commitment to intervene appropriately in the planning process should be extended to include projects for single homeless people
