Petition - To oppose the cuts to homelessness support

Thank you for your petition entitled, “Oppose Hampshire Homelessness Cuts”, which was submitted on 7 October 2024. Having been checked and verified by the Democratic & Member Services team following the Council’s established process, I confirm that out of a total of 820 signatures received, 732 were from a validated Hampshire address or postcode which is a requirement of the County Council’s petition process.

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A decision on the proposal for Homelessness Support Services was made by the County Council’s Cabinet on 14 October 2024 and is set out below:

• That the County Council does not end funding for Homelessness Support Services (also known as Social Inclusion Services) on 30 April 2025.
• That the County Council gives six months’ notice to terminate the six contracts and three grant agreements in place for these services to bring these contracts and grant agreements to an end on 31 March 2026. Thus, continuing their payment to the end of the contract term.

In addition, Cabinet noted the concerns raised by the Health and Adult Social Care Select Committee and agreed that Adults’ Health and Care must ensure that anyone using County Council funded Homelessness Support Services who would be impacted now and in future years by this proposal has access to a Care Act Assessment.

The reports that were considered by the Council’s Cabinet on this issue can be found on our website.

Thank you again for submitting your petition.

Yours sincerely

Councillor Liz Fairhurst
Executive Lead Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health