Draft Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2026-2030
We are inviting residents, local organisations and community partners to share their views on our draft Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2026-2030.
Under the Homelessness Act 2002, housing authorities are required to produce and implement a homelessness strategy at least every five years.
This strategy sets out our key priorities for preventing and reducing homelessness and rough sleeping across the Canterbury district for the period 2026 to 2030.
We want to hear from residents, frontline organisations and anyone with lived experience of homelessness to make sure our priorities reflect the needs of our communities.
The survey asks for your views on:
- the four strategic priorities in the draft strategy and whether you think the proposed approaches will be effective
- how well the strategy supports children and families affected by homelessness
- whether anything is missing from the draft
- how realistic the strategy is to deliver given current funding and housing pressures
- which partners you think the council should be working with
This consultation closed on Wednesday 2 September. Thank you to all who commented.
Published: 10 June 2026