
Greater Manchester Homelessness Prevention Strategy
Greater Manchester Homelessness Prevention Strategy
Homelessness Prevention Strategy (PDF, 1.5 MB)
Launched in 2021, the Greater Manchester Homelessness Prevention Strategy sets out a long-term vision to reduce homelessness and end the need for rough sleeping. Co-produced with people with lived experience and frontline professionals, the strategy takes a person-centred, trauma-informed approach to tackling the root causes of homelessness.
The Homelessness Prevention Strategy sets out five missions that Greater Manchester partner organisations are committed to working towards to prevent homelessness:
- Everyone can access and sustain a home that is safe, decent, accessible and affordable
- Everyone leaves our places of care with a safe place to go
- Everyone can access quality advice, advocacy and support to prevent homelessness
- People experiencing homelessness have respite, recovery and re-connection support
- Homelessness is never an entrenched or repeat experience
These are underpinned by three guiding principles: working with people, building participation, and embedding prevention across public services.
Delivery is a collaborative effort involving housing providers, health and social care, police, and community organisations across all 10 boroughs.
A mid-strategy review, published in November 2024, is helping shape the next phase of work as Greater Manchester continues its journey to becoming a Housing First City Region.