Our Homeless and Rough Sleeper strategy 2025-30 [PDF, 3Mb] seeks to deliver high quality services across North Lincolnshire to those who are genuinely homeless or threatened with homelessness regardless of whether they are owed a statutory duty or not. It has been developed and delivered in partnership across a range of statutory and voluntary partners, focusing particularly on early intervention and prevention.
The strategy has had significant input from people with lived experience and has been drafted in conjunction with our partners at the Changing Lives, Changing Futures partnership which has helped to shape our shared priorities and develop the strategy which sets out a clear, proactive approach to preventing homelessness in our local area.
The strategy is focussed around three key themes:
- Accessible and Transparent Pathways of Support – ensuring that individuals and families at risk of homelessness know how to access help quickly, receive clear information, and are supported through joined-up processes that reduce duplication and confusion. This includes building on digital pathways, real-time data, and a “no wrong door” approach across all council and partner services.
- Safe, Suitable and Sustainable Accommodation – increasing access to quality homes across all tenures, minimising the use of temporary and emergency accommodation, and ensuring housing is both affordable and appropriate to people’s needs. This theme also prioritises working with private landlords, housing providers, and developers to increase supply, raise standards, and ensure long-term stability.
- Opportunity to Participate and Contribute – supporting people with lived experience to shape services, ensuring that homelessness is not just about a roof over someone’s head but about enabling people to rebuild their lives. This includes pathways into employment, skills, volunteering, and community networks so that people can thrive and contribute fully to North Lincolnshire.