Current benefit levels aren’t enough to meet the most basic human needs like food, and long waiting times to access them only add to the strain. Supported accommodation, such as hostels, should be a stepping stone out of homelessness, instead, people are finding themselves stuck there for years, trapped in a system that lacks proper support and security.

The combination of unaffordable rents and the lack of adequate safety nets is pushing more and more people into homelessness. To end this crisis, we need to create a system that offers real solutions, giving those with lived experience a seat at the table. We must recognise that homelessness is not inevitable but the result of political choices and a broken system.

The Government has quickly addressed issues in the criminal justice system, economic instability, and the Rwanda policy with a commitment to swift action. As they return to parliament, we must pressure them to apply the same urgency to tackling homelessness and ensuring everyone has the right to a safe and secure home.