Strategies

Colchester's Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy for 2020-2025 was produced by the Homelessness Strategy Project Group which included Colchester Borough Council and partner organisations who are committed to preventing homelessness in the borough.  Consultation with service users who have recent experience of homelessness was fed into the Strategy and Delivery Plan.

The Strategy will achieve its aims and objectives through the implementation of a 5-year Delivery Plan that will tackle homelessness in the borough, by working closely with partner organisations and focusing on early interventions that prevent homelessness.  The progress on the actions will be monitored and evaluated by the members of the Homelessness Strategy Project Group.

Research and information on housing in Colchester have been used to develop an Evidence base for the strategy.

• Colchester’s Housing and Homelessness Strategy Evidence Base

Strategy documents

The Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2020-2025, Progress Report, Delivery Plan and Evidence Base are available to view and download.

• Colchester Homelessness Charter
• Progress Report 2023 (PDF, 0.97MB)
• Delivery Plan 2020-25 (Update for 2022-23) (PDF, 314KB)
• Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy Progress Report 2022 (PDF, 925KB)
• Homelessness Strategy Delivery Plan update for 2021 to 2022 (PDF, 259KB)
• Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy Progress Report 2021
• Homelessness Strategy Delivery Plan update for 2020/21
• Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2020-2025
• Colchester's Housing and Homelessness Strategy Evidence Base update for 2019

For questions or to request any of these documents in another format, contact Karen Paton:

Telephone: (01206) 28227
Email: karen.paton@colchester.gov.uk