Promoting Social Inclusion
Under the Promoting Social Inclusion initiative, the Department for Social Development has taken the lead on a cross-departmental and cross-sectoral review of the problems encountered by people who are homeless.
Working Group
A working group comprising officials from a number of Departments and representatives of the statutory agencies and the voluntary sector was set up to consider how Government departments and other relevant agencies can best work together to ensure,
- that the risk of homelessness is reduced,
- that the full range of appropriate services is available to those who find themselves homeless, so that they can make the choices required to play a full part in society.
The working group produced a draft policy and a co-ordinated strategy document for public consultation in November 2004. A copy of the consultation document can be found in the consultation zone. A strategy document "Including the Homeless" which was based on the outcome of this consultation was published in July 2007 and can be found in the publications zone under "Housing Policy Documents" .
Steering Group
A steering group comprising officials from a number of Departments and representatives of the statutory agencies and the voluntary sector has been set up to take the strategy forward.
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