Tackling London’s Temporary Accommodation crisis – Housing Committee
Channel: London Assembly
Date: 15/11/2023

The number of households living in Temporary Accommodation (TA) in England has doubled in the last 10 years. In March 2022, there were 56,640 homeless households living in TA arranged by London boroughs, including 75,850 children.

In this meeting, the London Assembly Housing Committee speak with campaigners and grassroots organisations on the TA situation in London, before questioning housing industry professionals on the work they are doing to improve the situation for Londoners.

The guests are:

Panel 1 – 14:00-15:20
- Kwajo Tweneboa, Housing activist
- Jamie Thunder, Policy and Public Affairs Officer, Zacchaeus 2000 Trust
- Lucy Holmes, Creating Change Director, Groundswell
 
Panel 2 – 15:30-17:00
- Kate Webb, Head of Housing Strategy, Housing & Land, Greater London Authority (GLA)
- Dinah Roake, Chair, London Housing Panel
- Joanne Drew, Director of Housing and Regeneration, London Borough of Enfield, and Co-Chair of the London Housing Directors’ Group (LHDG)
- Josie Parsons, Chief Executive Officer, Local Space
- Sue Edmonds (Coulson), Chief Executive, Capital Letters

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