Giving Compass' Take:

• Despite the UN's Global Goal aiming to ensure access to affordable and safe housing for everyone, England's homelessness population has increased in the past several years. Global Citizen reports on the country's £100 million plan to address the complex issues that lead to this situation and end homelessness by 2027.

• What can the U.S. learn from the UK's efforts to address the root causes of homelessness and lack of affordable housing? What are some complications that may arise?

· Check out this guide for donors to learn more about homelessness and ways to get involved. 

The British government has announced a £100 million strategy to make homelessness in England a “thing of the past” and to eradicate rough sleeping by 2027.

The Rough Sleeping Strategy will include support for mental health and addictions, support for domestic abuse survivors and those leaving prison, and will research the scale of homelessness among the LGBTQ community, among other areas.

And charities, which worked with the government in forming the strategy, have welcomed it as a “significant step” but pointed out that it’s “not a total fix.”

“We recognize this is a complex issue — as well as ensuring people have somewhere to live, we have to deal with underlying problems and ultimately help people turn their lives around,” said  Prime Minister Theresa May.

“It is simply unacceptable that people have to sleep on the streets and I am determined to make it a thing of the past,” added housing secretary James Brokenshire.

Read the full article about ending homelessness in England by Imogen Calderwood at Global Citizen.