500 Homes to Be Given to Homeless Under Sadiq Khan's Plan to Eradicate Rough Sleeping

500 homes to be given to homeless under Sadiq Khan's plan to eradicate rough sleeping

Woman breaks down in tears in front of mayor as she tells of the terror of being forced to live on the streets and wait for help

Homeless Link responds to London’s Rough Sleeping Plan of Action launch

On 20 May, The Mayor of London and Greater London Authority launched the city’s Rough Sleeping Plan of Action 2025, which lays out the plan to end rough sleeping in London by 2030. Key steps the Mayor of London will take include: Working with boroughs and key partners to ensure people can get the help they need, as early and as simply as possible. A target has been set to replace the current practice of ‘verifying’ that someone is sleeping rough…

Mayor vows to end requirement for Londoners to be seen sleeping rough before accessing support

Sir Sadiq Khan has pledged to end a requirement for Londoners to be verified as rough sleepers before they can access support.

London mayor launches new plan to end rough sleeping

Mayor Sadiq Khan has promised to end rough sleeping in the capital by 2030 by ensuring people who are facing homelessness are ‘helped early’.

The London Buzz – 20th May 2025

Today’s London news round-up: There aren’t many empty homes in London Centre for Cities A woman has died after being hit by a lorry on Upper Richmond Road yesterday evening (19 May). Putney SW15 The yellow junction box on the north side of Kew Bridge has recently surged into second place for the number of fines issued on TfL roads. Chiswick W4 Greggs ditches self-service fridges in London stores as shoplifting soars Standard ️ The Mayor of Londo…

Sadiq Khan reveals new plan to end rough sleeping in London for good – with prevention at its heart

London mayor Sadiq Khan has promised to put prevention at the heart of his plan to end rough sleeping in London for good by 2030.