Share Your Views on Plans to Tackle Homelessness

Residents are being asked for their views on an ambitious plan to end homelessness and rough sleeping across Redditch.

The draft Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2026 to 2031 sets out how Redditch Borough Council – and its partner authorities in Bromsgrove, Malvern Hills, Wychavon, and Wyre Forest – will work together over the next five years to prevent homelessness and rough sleeping.

Where this cannot be prevented, the councils aim to ensure it is rare, brief and not repeated.

The strategy builds on work already carried out in recent years, which has seen thousands of people supported, new accommodation created for vulnerable residents, and closer working between councils, health services and support organisations.

Homelessness affects people and families in many different ways, and the causes are often complex, ranging from the lack of affordable housing to issues such as domestic abuse, mental health issues, family breakdown, financial pressures, and challenges within the private rented sector.

To shape a strategy that responds effectively to these issues, it is essential that we hear from people who have experienced homelessness, service users, partners, and community organisations as well as local residents.

Participants will have their say on the five key priorities which will guide the Councils’ work. These are:

• Preventing homelessness by tackling the root causes and helping people stay in their homes.
• Providing targeted support for people most at risk.
• Acting early to stop housing problems becoming a crisis.
• Improving temporary accommodation and support for those who need it.
• Helping people rebuild their lives and avoid repeat homelessness

Redditch Borough Council’s Executive Director for Housing, Guy Revans, said: “Improving housing and supporting community well-being are among our priorities. We want to make sure we get this final strategy right and that we are working with partners to target the issues which will have an impact on our residents.

“So we need to hear from as many people from our communities as possible so we can reflect the needs and experiences of those who are threatened with homelessness or have experienced this, or rough sleeping, themselves.”

The consultation will run for six weeks and will close at midnight on Sunday 24 May 2026. All responses are anonymous, and your views will directly inform the final version of the strategy.

The draft consultation and survey is here  Draft Shared Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy.