Have your say on our new Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy

New Forest District Council has updated its Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy following a detailed review carried out with service users, partners, staff, and the Council’s Tenant Involvement Group. The review identified areas where we are performing well—such as the significant reduction in rough sleeping—and highlighted opportunities to strengthen prevention, support, accommodation, and partnership working.

We would like to invite you to join the conversation and help to shape how the Council implements the strategy over the next five years. This includes how we prevent homelessness, support people at risk, work with partners, provide temporary accommodation, and continue efforts to ensure rough sleeping is rare, brief and non‑recurring.

We would like to hear about your experiences, suggestions, and ideas so, together, we can help to shape this plan and ensure it delivers for those who need us most.