Council Outlines Plans for Tackling Homelessness

A council has launched a new strategy for tackling homelessness which includes putting expert domestic violence workers into housing advice centres. Birmingham Council has launched the 2012+ homelessness strategy after completing a review of homelessness in the city. The authority said that the new proposals not only deal with council services but also those provided by other organisations that work with people who are homeless. The strategy will focus on preventing homelessness and enabling those without a home to secure settled accommodation. Read more on Inside Housing.