St Mungo's Opening doors for London's homeless

Influencing Policy

As London's largest homelessness charity, we understand the complex issues which affect the lives of homeless men and women. We aim to influence these issues and the politicians and senior civil servants who shape them.

• We work across Westminster, Whitehall, the London Assembly and local government to affect the regional and national policies which impact on homeless people.
• We work to raise awareness of the causes and consequences of homelessness by conducting research, examining policies and offering practical solutions.

Wherever we can, we work together with other organisations to lobby for legislative changes that will benefit homeless men and women.

Recent activity

• St Mungo's calls on Mayor to honour homeless pledge
• St Mungo's responded to the CLG's announcement on rough sleeping
• St Mungo's co-hosted a debate on homelessness and housing with Ken Livingstone, Boris Johnson and Brian Paddick
• Sarah Teather MP visited her local hostel in Brent
• St Mungo's responded to the publication of the 2008 Drugs Strategy
• Lib Dem Leadership contender, Nick Clegg MP, visited one of St Mungo's emergency shelter
• St Mungo's responded to Housing Minister Caroline Flint's announcement on employment and social housing

We also respond to government policy on areas that affect our work and the lives of the homeless men and women we support.

For more details, contact our Policy and Public Affairs team:

Chloe Stables on 020 8762 5697 or cstables@mungos.org