General Election 2024 – Use your voice
With an election just three weeks away, we are asking you to prioritise homelessness as an issue in the upcoming General Election. As canvassing ramps up in your local community, ask your candidates how they plan on tackling the crisis, should they be elected.
NOVAS has a number of asks relating to Housing Delivery, Homeless Services and Addiction and Recovery. Ask your candidates to support these and commit to ending long-term homelessness by 2030.
Housing
- Revise housing targets and increase the supply of housing.
- Build the right kinds of homes, including more one-bedroom units.
- Ring-fence housing specifically for people facing long-term homelessness.
- End child homelessness by making sure every child has a stable home.
Homeless Services
- Guarantee high-quality services for those who need it.
- Guarentee enough homeless services so no one has to sleep on the streets.
- Focus on prevention services to stop homelessness before it starts.
Addiction and Recovery
- Put all 36 recommendations from the Citizens’ Assembly on drugs into action.
When candidates come to your door, use your voice and ask them to play their part in ending homelessness! You can also email or write to candidates in your constituency and ask them to make specific committments, as outlined above. Here is a sample letter that you can email or post to all your candidates.
Together, we can make the housing and homeless crisis a top priority of the 2024 election camapign and of a newly formed government.
