St Mungo's Opening doors for homeless people

Influencing Policy

As one of the UK's leading homelessness charities 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 national, regional and local 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.

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Recent activity

• St Mungo s Response to Shaping the Future of Care together
• St Mungo s Respnse to New Horizons
• St Mungo's activity: Party Conferences '09
• St Mungo's 40th Anniversary Parliamentary Reception
• Lynne Featherstone MP visits Weston Park
• Launch of St Mungo's Happiness Matters Report
• Charles Fraser gives evidence to CLG Select Committee on Supporting People
• Charles Fraser calls for homelessness to be seen as a health problem at Civitas debate
• St Mungo's launch Call 4 Evidence: Mental Health and Street Homelessness
• President of Liberal Democrats visits flagship hostel
• Mark Field MP visits Camden mental health project
• Camden leader visits Camden mental health project
• Minister attends official opening of state of the art hostel
• Mayor of London Boris Johnson serves dinner at Southwark emergency shelter
• St Mungo's responds to the Government's rough sleeping strategy
• Minister for Homelessness visits Bricks and Mortar project
• Shadow Housing Minister Grant Shapps visits Clapham Hostel
• St Mungo's responds to the Government initiative 'Charity begins at home'
• St Mungo's welcomes the Conservative Party's Homelessness Foundation Report: Discharged to no fixed abode
• St Mungo's welcomes news of a fall in rough sleeper numbers
• St Mungo's convenes expert panel to consider new approaches to healthcare for homeless people
• 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 publish health strategy for homeless people
• 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:

Jessica Studdert, Policy and Public Affairs Manager on 020 8762 5697 or jessica.studdert@mungos.org

Jennifer Churchill, Public Affairs Officer on 020 8762 5644 or jennifer.churchill@mungos.org