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Your views are vital to help us provide the best services possible. We carry our consultation on various topics throughout the year. You can find information on consultations we are currently running below. You can also sign up to our email consultation list and we will send you an invite when a consultation is launched.

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Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy

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

The draft Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2026 to 2031 sets out how Malvern Hills, Redditch and Bromsgrove, Wychavon, and Wyre Forest District Councils 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.

Homelessness affects people and families in many ways, and the causes are often complex, ranging from the lack of affordable housing to issues such as domestic abuse, mental health, 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 or anyone with an interest in our approach to preventing and relieving homelessness.

This survey asks for your views on the key priorities, actions, and approaches set out in the draft strategy.

Your feedback will help us understand whether we are focusing on the right areas, identify any gaps, and ensure that the final strategy reflects the needs and experiences of those who are threatened with homelessness or experiencing actual homelessness including rough sleeping.

The consultation will run for six weeks from 13 April and will close at midnight on 24 May 2026.

All responses are anonymous and your views will directly inform the final version of the strategy.

Have your say on the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy

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