A brand new homelessness prevention pilot trialling in three Greater Manchester boroughs aims to work with an anticipated 250 young people in 2021 to prevent homelessness and sustain long-term housing arrangements.

The Greater Manchester Young Person’s Homelessness Prevention Pathfinder will work with 18 to 35-year-olds, with a particular emphasis on under-25s, across Bolton, Manchester and Salford. It aims to improve individuals’ confidence and resilience to avoid longer term homelessness, while supporting them to sustain an existing tenancy or move into new accommodation.

The innovative £663,000 pilot will be delivered by newly-formed social enterprise Greater Manchester Better Outcomes Partnership (GMBOP), part of Bridges Outcomes Partnerships (BOP), and a wide range of local partners, including homelessness charity Depaul, Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and local VCSE and community-based organisations. All will collaborate to deliver expertise and targeted interventions to help young people improve their situations.

Paul Dennett, GMCA Lead for Housing and Homelessness, said: “Tackling homelessness and the causes of homelessness remains an absolute priority for Leaders here in Greater Manchester. As a city-region we have made great progress in recent years, but there remains so much more to do.

“We are committed to addressing the fundamental social inequalities that so often lie behind a person’s experience of homelessness. The Young Person’s Homelessness Prevention Pathfinder is one of many schemes and approaches being undertaken in Greater Manchester. Its successes will help us develop our ambitious Greater Manchester Homelessness Prevention Strategy, due later this year. We are a compassionate city-region – we don’t just walk on by.”

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