{"id":1118,"date":"2020-02-26T13:37:28","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T13:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.depaul.org.uk\/?post_type=news&p=1118"},"modified":"2021-07-21T09:43:56","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T08:43:56","slug":"minister-for-homelessness-visits-depaul","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.depaul.org.uk\/news\/minister-for-homelessness-visits-depaul\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister for Homelessness visits Depaul"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Minister for Local Government and Homelessness Luke Hall MP yesterday (Tuesday, 25 February) visited youth homelessness charity Depaul UK \u2013\u00a0ahead of the publication of the Government\u2019s rough sleeping statistics later this week.<\/h5>\n

Mr Hall met with Depaul UK CEO Mike Thiedke and Executive Director of Operations Alexia Murphy, as well as young people using Depaul services to learn about their experiences and what they believe could be done to end homelessness.<\/p>\n

During the visit the Minister learnt about Depaul UK\u2019s prevention work including the Nightstop emergency accommodation network, which places people sleeping rough, or in another unsafe place, in the homes of trained and vetted volunteers.<\/p>\n

Mr Hall said: \u201cYesterday was a great opportunity to meet and thank the hardworking staff here at Depaul UK. The work they do is critical in helping us achieve our ambition of ending rough sleeping by the close of this Parliament.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Thiedke said: \u201cWe are very pleased the Minister took the opportunity to visit us to hear about Depaul UK\u2019s work and the steps we are taking to end homelessness, particularly among young people.<\/p>\n

\u201cDepaul UK welcomes the Government\u2019s commitment to ending rough sleeping by 2024. In order to achieve this, the Government will need to invest more money in emergency accommodation services such as Nightstop.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cBy preventing people from sleeping rough or acting as a first step off the streets for people who are sleeping rough, Nightstop reduces the risk of harm and improves access to longer-term, secure accommodation for people experiencing homelessness. We are very grateful to the Minister for taking the time to talk to young people who have used Depaul’s services”<\/p>\n

Last year, Nightstop provided more than 9,000 safe nights of sleep for 937 people across England, Scotland and Wales<\/p>\n

Media Contact: Alfonso Redondo, Depaul UK, alfonso.redondo@depaulcharity.org.uk<\/a>
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