Brooks Newmark argues in Thrive Global that the solution for homelessness wont be a one size fits all fix

We are undoubtedly seeing a development of tent cities,” says Brooks Newmark, a former Conservative MP who has written a report on rough sleeping for the Centre for Social Justice think-tank

Homelessness remains a blight on our society. The figures released by the Government recently make for grim reading. In England, rough sleeping on our streets went up 16 per cent over the past year to 4,134. I suspect the figures are much higher in reality.

Since leaving Parliament in 2015 I decided to focus on tackling homelessness. To this end I am chairing a working group of sector experts at the Centre for Social Justice. We will produce a report early next year which seeks to provide a set of policy recommendations to better prevent and tackle homelessness.

Brooks Newmark leads a Parliamentary debate on homelessness and the charity Crisis’s report: “The homelessness monitor”.

Brooks Newmark backs the Government’s efforts to tackle overcrowding and long waiting lists in the social housing sector and supports the spare room subsidy which is a fair way to address the mismatch between overcrowded housing and those living in houses with empty bedrooms in taxpayer-subsidised housing.

Speaking in the House of Commons, Brooks Newmark welcomes the biggest growth in construction sector in six years.

Brooks Newmark raises issue of service veterans and homelessness in parliament

During a debate on a Conservative Private Member's Bill calling for an audit of infrastructure networks prior to significant housing development, Brooks Newmark cites examples from Braintree where new housing has put a strain on existing infrastructure.