Briefings and responses

Local authorities have the ultimate responsibility to support, safeguard, care for and house vulnerable members of their community.

Faced with increasing demand, reducing budgets, falling social housing and wide-ranging welfare reforms, it is clear that councils cannot tackle this challenge alone.

We are calling for Government to work collaboratively with councils throughout any transfer of ownership to a private company.

Local authorities are responsible for preventing the most vulnerable migrants from falling into destitution and homelessness.

Councils are delivering homelessness strategies that seek to respond to local conditions.

Councils work in partnership with investors and landlords of all tenures to raise standards across the private rented sector.

Local government can play a central role in meeting targets and the wider demand for housing.