The Homelessness Minister, Felicity Buchan, was in Milton Keynes this afternoon (20th July) visiting The Bus Shelter MK after an invitation from local MP Ben Everitt in the House of Commons last week.
After the launch of a joint report by the Housing Market and Housing Delivery APPG he chairs and the Homelessness APPG, Ben spoke in the Commons on the benefits commercial to residential conversions could have in the sector.
In response the Minister agreed to visit one of the homelessness charities in Milton Keynes and joined Ben at the Bus Shelter's Stantonbury site to meet some of their guests and discuss the challenges the Government need to overcome to end homelessness.
The Minister spoke about the support the Government can offer to local charities to increase their support for homeless people, as well as the joint APPG report, the differentiation in the Local Housing Allowance, the Homes For Ukraine scheme and much more.
Ben Everitt, the MP for Milton Keynes North, said: "I'm delighted the Minister took up my offer of a visit to one of our incredible Milton Keynes charities so quickly as despite a lot of progress there is still so much to be done to make sure we end homelessness.
"The Bus Shelter MK does truly inspirational work supporting those who have sadly ended up on the streets and it was really encouraging to see the Minister engaging with the charity and listening to their thoughts."
