citizens advice mps research on homelessness and post

A survey of 151 MPs on their opinion about homeless people and their access to post, along with two proposed solutions.

Nine in ten MPs agree that not having a fixed postal address makes it harder for homeless people to get the help they need (86%), with three quarters of MPs agreeing that action should be taken (74%).
Three quarters of MPs agree that homeless people should be provided with either a PO box (72%) or Poste Restante service (75%).
One in five MPs don’t know whether homeless people in their constituency currently have adequate access to post (21%), suggesting that some MPs need to be made more aware of the current situation in their own constituency.
More than half of MPs support the idea of Central Government funding the service to provide postal access (58%). However, Conservative MPs are less likely to say that Central Government should fund the service than their Labour counterparts (36% vs 77%).
Conservative MPs also appear to prefer a mixed selection of funding sources, with one third saying that Central Government, Royal Mail and Local Government should pay (36%, 33% and 31%).

Date Published: 18/12/2018

Categories: Policy Makers | Social | UK

Client: Citizens Advice

Methodology

ComRes surveyed 151 MPs online or by self-completion paper survey between 4th and 31st October 2018. Data were weighted by party and region to be representative of the House of Commons. ComRes is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules.