Homelessness Strategy

This is Ribble Valley’s 7th Homelessness Strategy, and it follows an annual review of service delivery and priorities. The Homelessness Review is required to cover:

• The scale and nature of homelessness in the Borough and the factors which could affect future levels upon the district;
• An audit and mapping of homelessness services within the Borough, looking at the various provisions for accommodation and support for homeless people, how homelessness can be prevented and where gaps in the service are.
• A review of the resources available for preventing homelessness and ensuring that accommodation and support is available to homeless people in the area;
• A record of the views of stakeholders and service users;
• The links to other strategies which have an impact on the prevention and tackling of homelessness in the Borough.

Partners in the public, private and voluntary sectors have been consulted via the housing and homelessness forums. The Homeless Forum took place Sept 2024. These stakeholders, including service users represent a wide range of agencies working with both priority and none-priority homeless groups.

Regular consultations with stakeholders, partners and most importantly service users are vital to success of the strategy. The Strategy will cover a three-year period 2025 to 2028, implementation and action delivery will be monitored regularly throughout the life of the Strategy.

View the Strategy here