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We help people directly out of homelessness, and\u00A0campaign for the social changes needed to solve it altogether. We know that together we can\u00A0end homelessness. Homelessness isn\u2019t inevitable. In England in the early 2000s we dramatically reduced the number of people sleeping on our streets, and there are countries and cities around the world which have rapidly reduced and even ended some forms of homelessness. But, if we do nothing, more people will be without a place to live and we\u2019ll all lose out. Homelessness has a huge human cost but also a financial one.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELast year Crisis published a plan to end homelessness. The plan presents the practical solutions needed to end homelessness in Britain. These were underpinned by evidence and examples of the change that needs to happen. 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It means making sure we all have a place to live, and together doing everything we can to stop people from losing their homes in the first place.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Simon Community\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C/strong\u003ESimon Community NI is Northern Ireland\u2019s leading homeless charity. We help over 3000 people every year across 22 projects throughout Northern Ireland with a staff count of 300 and 50 volunteers. We work without judgement to support people who are, or are at risk of, becoming homeless.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe offer specialist support services in your local area including homelessness prevention, accommodation services, health, well-being and practice development and\u00A0young people support services.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Chr\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy support ending homelessness?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEveryone has the right to be treated with dignity. 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Whilst rough sleeping and homelessness have remained relatively stable over the past three years, high numbers of people are remaining stuck in temporary accommodation, including bed and breakfasts, preventing people from moving on from homelessness.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWales: Rough sleeping was slightly up in Wales in 2018 compared to the previous year, with the Welsh Government\u0027s national rough sleeper count showing a 1% rise.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECauses of homelessness\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EPeople lose their homes when the rising pressure from high rents and low incomes becomes too much. Without government support, a sudden increase in pressure, like losing a job, becoming ill, or leaving home to get out of an abusive relationship, can quickly force people into homelessness.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EFor far too long, the instability and rising costs of private renting, coupled with the huge disparity between housing benefit payments and rising rents, has been pushing more and more people into homelessness \u2013 particularly those in the most vulnerable circumstances.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EMany people become homeless because they can no longer afford the rent. Across the country, people are struggling to keep their heads above water - often because of cuts to benefits and a lack of genuinely affordable homes.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESolutions to homelessness\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESomewhere stable to live for everyone who\u2019s homeless: That means sufficient housing for everyone who is homeless, including more social housing for homeless people; and the legal entitlement to rehousing for everyone.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe support people need to keep their homes: Such as benefits that meet the true cost of housing; sufficient funding for local councils to rehouse people quickly and give people the support they need to stay housed, from debt advice to mental health support; and more security for tenants renting their homes privately.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAction to prevent homelessness: Everyone at immediate risk of homelessness needs help to stop it happening; and no one should leave state institutions such as prison, hospital, the army or the care system without a home to go to.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Chr\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOther resources\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWatch \u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5gv8sTD8UY\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022The generation to end homelessness (Crisis UK)\u0022 data-anchor=\u0022?v=e5gv8sTD8UY\u0022\u003Ethis video\u003C/a\u003E\u00A0about how we can be the generation to end homelessness.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ERead \u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://www.crisis.org.uk/ending-homelessness/plan-to-end-homelessness/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022How to end homelessness in Great Britain (Crisis.org.uk)\u0022\u003ECrisis\u0027 interactive plan to end homelessness\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EListen to \u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ1jsw3imtU\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Sharon\u0027s story (Crisis UK)\u0022 data-anchor=\u0022?v=MJ1jsw3imtU\u0022\u003ESharon\u0027s story\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E","label":"Ending homelessness"}]}]}],"config":null},{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass","image":"/media/4829/scouts-for-sdgs-artwork_h.png","width":1200,"height":214,"altText":"Logo containing the words Scouts for SDGs. 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