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Prince William Launches Initiative to End Homelessness in the UK
The heir to the throne, Prince William, has launched a new initiative to tackle the escalating issue of homelessness in the United Kingdom.
The prince is determined to put an end to temporary housing, couch surfing, and rough sleeping, which ruin the lives of at least 300,000 people each year.
William, who has been visiting homeless shelters since his mother, Princess Diana, took him to a housing charity when he was 11 years old, will undertake six pilot initiatives to develop a strategy to address the problem.
The initiative, called HomeWards, aims to develop creative permanent homes for the homeless.
The prince will embark on a 48-hour tour around London to discuss his ideas for the project.
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Six areas will be the initial focus of the five-year project, which will be unveiled over the following two days.
William will bring together local governments, corporations, housing organizations, and private citizens who will be urged to create bespoke action plans with up to £500,000 in seed money each.
The initial financing for the project is coming from William’s Royal Foundation, and he hopes that the diverse experiences of the six locales will provide guidance for other regions.
His advisors seek to model the country after Finland, which eradicated homelessness by implementing a Housing First program.
Before other problems, like addiction or mental health difficulties, were addressed, people were given a house to rent.
Before the launch, William met famous people who have experienced homelessness and support HomeWards, such as TV personality Gail Porter, player Tyron Mings of England, Fire Chiefs Sabrina Comanhatten, and businessman David Duke.
The prince declared, “‘Everyone should have a safe and secure home, be treated with dignity, and receive the support they require in a modern and progressive society.
I want to make this a reality through HomeWards and, over the next five years, inspire people all around the UK with the idea that, through cooperation, homelessness can be avoided.
It’s a big task, but I firmly believe that by working together, it is possible to make homelessness rare, brief, and unrepeated.
I am very much looking forward to working with our six locations to make our ambition a reality.'”
The future king is patron of the homelessness charities Centrepoint and The Passage.
Each of the six locations will receive assistance in implementing a housing project and experimenting with various unlocking techniques.
William’s advisors agree that government must play a major role in ensuring that affordable housing for the most needy is developed on a large scale.
However, they also think there are creative methods to discover vacant buildings and develop new projects by collaborating with developers, councils, charities, and others.
William attended the launch of a Centrepoint youth housing development in Peckham, South London, which includes 33 reasonably-priced mini-flats that were manufactured in Hull earlier this month.
Though he hasn’t made any concrete plans yet, he has thought of constructing communal housing on his 130,000-acre duchy of Cornwall estate.
The prince has ruled out opening up any royal properties to the homeless, dismissing it as a cheap PR gimmick despite having three mansions of his own and access to or authority over many more.
According to a Kensington Palace spokesman, “Through the decades of work that he has done, [Prince William] really believes that rather than just continuing to bring attention to the problem, it’s time to take action.
This is not a PR gimmick or about grand gestures.
It’s about attempting to alter how society as a whole views homelessness.”
However, the head of the anti-monarchy organisation Republic, Graham Smith, emphasised William’s three residences, including Amher Hall, a 10-bedroom residence on the King’s Sandringham estate in Norfolk, the King’s 21-room Apartment 1A at Kensington Palace, and his four-bed Adelaide cottage in Windsor Castle’s Home Park.
According to Mr Smith, government policies and a lack of housing investment are to blame for homelessness, and the royals, who are extremely wealthy and have several opulent houses, serve as a symbol of this economic inequity.
Homewards partner organisation Crisis CEO Matt Downey attributed homelessness to a shortage of affordable housing, rising rents, years of poor pay, and unstable employment.
But he continued, “What matters is that there is enough affordable housing delivered.
Homelessness is increasing.
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