Homelessness and Rough Sleeping survey

Introduction

Derby City Council is developing a new Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy to guide how we work with residents, partners and communities to prevent and tackle homelessness over the coming years.

Homelessness has a significant impact on individuals, families and communities. It affects health and wellbeing, education, employment and life opportunities, whilst also placing increasing pressure on public services. Preventing homelessness is therefore not solely a housing issue; it requires coordinated action across housing, health, social care, criminal justice, education, the voluntary and community sector, housing providers and other public services.

This consultation seeks your views on the proposed vision, priorities and areas for action that will shape Derby's next Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy. Your feedback will help us ensure that the Strategy reflects local needs, builds on existing strengths and focuses on the areas where collective action can have the greatest impact.

We welcome responses from residents, people with lived experience of homelessness, landlords, housing providers, voluntary and community organisations, public sector partners, businesses and anyone with an interest in preventing and tackling homelessness. Your views will help shape the final Strategy and the actions that will be taken over the coming years to ensure homelessness in Derby becomes increasingly rare, brief and non-recurring.

For more information please read the consultation document and the draft strategy before completing the survey. 

Please submit your response by 9am Monday, 11 January 2027.