Prince William's Powerful New Move to Fight Homelessness in London
Prince William's mission to beat homelessness has announced a new set of homes for south London
It is the latest development for his five-year project called Homewards
The Prince of Wales, 43, wants to make homelessness "rare, brief and unrepeated"Prince William is backing the building of new homes in an underserved part of London.
The Prince of Wales, 43, has seen his project for the unhoused make new inroads into solving part of the problem with a new partnership that is set to help young homeless people.
His five-year Homewards mission aims to make homelessness 'rare, brief and unrepeated,' as William puts it. Operating across six areas of the U.K., it is trying locally-based innovations and ideas to combat the issue. Now, in Lambeth, south London, 16 new homes are set to be built in a partnership with his Duchy of Cornwall and the Centrepoint charity that William is patron of.
Lambeth is the third area to have new housing, following Aberdeen in Scotland and Sheffield in northern England. Homewards has also spearheaded the Duchy of Cornwall's new housing project in Nansledan in Cornwall.
With planning approved, work is set to start soon on the conversion of an existing building into 16 independent living apartments for young people aged 18 to 25 in Lambeth. Homewards says it will 'provide affordable homes that act as a bridge between supported accommodation and the private rented sector.'
The homes will be managed by Centrepoint, a charity with which William has been linked for most of his public life. It will be part of the charity's Independent Living Programme, which aims to break the cycle of homelessness. The homes will be targeted at those young people already employed, and a number of the homes will be allocated to those moving towards employment, providing a vital test of a new model to get people into housing and jobs at the same time.
With the average monthly private rent in Lambeth around $3,000, affordable housing for young people trying to find employment or in their first jobs is at a premium. The charity's chief executive, Seyi Obakin, said in a statement that Centrepoint was delighted to work with the Duchy and the local council on the housing project 'to demonstrate that eradicating youth homelessness is achievable.'
'Centrepoint is committed to ending youth homelessness in the U.K., and we know that can only be achieved through collaborative effort. By linking rent to individual income levels, this Innovative Housing Project offers more than shelter — it offers young people the stepping stone they need to pursue their careers, build financial resilience, and transition out of homelessness for good.'
'Through this project, we will demonstrate the effectiveness of this housing model and, hopefully, inspire similar solutions across the country."
Centrepoint is also a partner in the development of 33 new apartments unveiled around the time William kicked off Homewards two years ago.
The Prince of Wales has often spoken about how he was inspired to take up the baton of fighting youth homelessness by the example of his late mother, Princess Diana. She took him and his brother, Prince Harry, 40, to The Passage shelter when he was 11. Like his mom, he became a patron of the Centrepoint charity in London and even joined their sleep-out on the streets of the British capital in 2009.
As it passed its two-year milestone earlier in July, William was praised by a former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown for his leadership in the area — and how he followed his late mother in doing so.
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'I think he's changing people's view of homelessness and what can be done about it,' Mr. Brown said at the time. 'Remember, his mother changed people's views on AIDS, his mother changed people's views on landmines, and I think he's changing people's view that you've got to think of a homeless person as an individual who has potential — who if given the proper chance, can actually make something of their lives and not as someone to be discounted as a down-and-out.'
In a statement, Sam Kirkness, the executive director for Development at the Duchy of Cornwall, said the development at "60 Sancroft Street has been developed in response to the urgent need for supported housing in the area."
"With the Duchy's focus on delivering positive impact for people, places and the planet, we're delighted to have received planning consent and look forward to working closely with our partners and the local community to deliver this important new community."
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