What is the Mayor doing?

The Mayor is leading the emergency response to Covid-19 in London. That includes working with with the Government, London’s councils, charities and the NHS to ensure that rough sleepers are able to self-isolate.

He is:

Funding hotels across London which are have accommodated over 1,300 rough sleepers, providing them with a safe place to self-isolate, food, medical care and specialist support during the initial Covid emergency.

Helping to provide an additional service specifically for rough sleepers who are Covid-positive, to allow them to receive medical care safely.

Calling on the Government to provide the backing and funding needed to ensure not only the availability of safe accommodation for every rough sleeper throughout the period of the emergency but also sustainable solutions to their homelessness in the longer-term, in line with his 'In For Good' principle.

Continuing to deliver the new genuinely affordable homes – including council homes and homes for social rent – that London so desperately needs. In the year 2019/20, more council homes were started in London than in any year since 1984/85. By providing safe, secure homes that Londoners can afford, the Mayor is helping to address the long-term causes of rough sleeping, and the broader housing crisis.

Through his Life off the Streets programme, the Mayor is continuing to deliver on London's first ever Rough Sleeping Action plan. He is using all his powers and resources to help end homelessness.







