LGA responds to launch of No Homeless Veterans campaign

Responding to the launch of the No Homeless Veterans campaign which calls on councils to identify and support veterans in housing need, Cllr David Renard, the Local Government Association’s housing spokesman, said:

“Armed Forces serving personnel, veterans and their families are valued members of our communities which is why all councils have signed the voluntary Armed Forces Covenant and work to provide a range of services to support them, including housing, money advice, employment support and health and wellbeing services.

“Councils are often the first port of call for veterans who have left active service and their families and are committed to trying to provide them with the support they need and deserve.

“With more than one million people on housing waiting lists, the Government needs to use the Queen’s Speech to give councils the powers and funding they need to get building the social housing the country desperately needs, accompanied with the right infrastructure.”