About the London-Middlesex Homeless Prevention and Housing Plan

The City of London Housing Stability Action Plan 2019 – 2024 and Middlesex County Homeless Prevention and Housing Plan 2019 – 2024 are being reviewed in 2024. Under the Housing Services Act, 2011, Service Managers are required to review their homeless prevention and housing plans every five years. Local plans must extend for a period of 10 years after the review.

The Purpose of the Review

The purpose of the review process is to ensure the County of Middlesex and the City of London have a transformational community plan that strategically informs homeless prevention and housing over the next ten years. The review is an opportunity for the County of Middlesex and the City of London to identify local community needs to be addressed.

Be Part of Developing the Next London-Middlesex Homeless Prevention and Housing Plan

You are invited to share your ideas about strategies and actions for the London-Middlesex Homeless Prevention and Housing Plan. All feedback will be compiled and used to create draft strategies and actions for the London-Middlesex Homeless Prevention and Housing Plan that will guide the City of London and County of Middlesex over the next ten years. The survey will be available until November 15, 2024, to receive community insights. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and ideas!

How to Provide Feedback and Share Your Ideas

There are eight Strategic Priorities that you can comment on through this survey. The Strategic Priorities are outlined below. You can choose to provide feedback on one, two, three, or all eight of the Strategic Priorities, depending on your interests.

Housing
  1. Affordability: Increase in affordable, quality, and mixed housing options.
  2. Range of Housing Options: Increase in range of housing options available.
  3. Housing Supports: Increase in supportive and specialized housing available.
  4. Service Coordination: Increase in service coordination and collaboration across the system.
Homeless Prevention
  1. Temporary Housing Options: Decrease in the number of individuals experiencing homelessness.
  2. Housing Retention: Increase in the number of individuals who secure and retain housing.
  3. Supports: Increase in the availability access to services and supports for individuals at-risk of or experiencing homelessness.
  4. Service Coordination: Increase in the availability access to services and supports for individuals at-risk of or experiencing homelessness.
HOUSING STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
Housing Strategic Priority 1:
Affordability

To assist you in responding to the questions in this section, please review Fact Sheet 1: Affordability to learn more about how Middlesex County is addressing affordability and the strategic initiatives being implemented.

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* 1. What do you think is going well with increasing housing affordability in Middlesex County?

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* 2. What solutions or actions would you recommend to improve how Middlesex County responds to housing affordability in the next five to ten years?

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* 3. Thinking beyond the need for financial resources, what is required to implement your solutions or recommendations (e.g., land, systems, operational review)?

Housing Strategic Priority 2:
Range of Housing Options

To assist you in responding to the questions in this section, please review Fact Sheet 2: Range of Housing Options to learn more about how Middlesex County is increasing the range of housing options and the strategic initiatives being implemented.

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* 4. What do you think is going well with increasing the range of housing options in Middlesex County?

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* 5. What solutions or actions would you recommend to improve the range of housing options in Middlesex County in the next five to ten years?

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* 6. Thinking beyond the need for financial resources, what is required to implement your solutions or recommendations (e.g., land, systems, operational review)?

Housing Strategic Priority 3:
Housing Supports

To assist you in responding to the questions in this section, please review Fact Sheet 3: Housing Supports to learn more about how Middlesex County is providing housing supports and the strategic initiatives being implemented.

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* 7. What do you think is going well with providing housing supports in Middlesex County?

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* 8. What solutions or actions would you recommend to improve how Middlesex County provides housing supports in the next five to ten years?

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* 9. Thinking beyond the need for financial resources, what is required to implement your solutions or recommendations (e.g., land, systems, operational review)?

Housing Strategic Priority 4:
Service Coordination

To assist you in responding to the questions in this section, please review Fact Sheet 4: Housing Service Coordination to learn more about how Middlesex County is addressing housing service coordination and the strategic initiatives being implemented.

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* 10. What do you think is going well with transforming the service system in London?

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* 11. What solutions or actions would you recommend to improve how London transforms the service system in the next five to ten years?

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* 12. Thinking beyond the need for financial resources, what is required to implement your solutions or recommendations (e.g., land, systems, operational review)?

HOMELESS PREVENTION STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
Homeless Prevention Strategic Priority 1:
Temporary Housing Options

To assist you in responding to the questions in this section, please review Fact Sheet 5: Temporary Housing Options to learn more about how Middlesex County is addressing temporary housing options and the strategic initiatives being implemented.

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* 13. What do you think is going well with temporary housing options in Middlesex County?

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* 14. What solutions or actions would you recommend to improve how Middlesex County addresses temporary housing options in the next five to ten years?

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* 15. Thinking beyond the need for financial resources, what is required to implement your solutions or recommendations (e.g., land, systems, operational review)?

Homeless Prevention Strategic Priority 2:
Housing Retention

To assist you in responding to the questions in this section, please review Fact Sheet 6: Housing Retention to learn more about how Middlesex County is addressing housing retention and the strategic initiatives being implemented.

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* 16. What do you think is going well with housing retention in Middlesex County?

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* 17. What solutions or actions would you recommend to improve housing retention in Middlesex County in the next five to ten years?

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* 18. Thinking beyond the need for financial resources, what is required to implement your solutions or recommendations (e.g., land, systems, operational review)?

Homeless Prevention Strategic Priority 3:
Supports

To assist you in responding to the questions in this section, please review Fact Sheet 7: Homeless Prevention Supports to learn more about how Middlesex County is addressing homeless prevention supports and the strategic initiatives being implemented.

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* 19. What do you think is going well with homeless prevention supports in Middlesex County?

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* 20. What solutions or actions would you recommend to improve homeless prevention supports in Middlesex County in the next five to ten years?

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* 21. Thinking beyond the need for financial resources, what is required to implement your solutions or recommendations (e.g., land, systems, operational review)?

Homeless Prevention Strategic Priority 4:
Service Coordination

To assist you in responding to the questions in this section, please review Fact Sheet 8: Homeless Prevention Service Coordination to learn more about how Middlesex County is addressing homeless prevention service coordination and the strategic initiatives being implemented.

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* 22. What do you think is going well with homeless prevention service coordination in Middlesex County?

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* 23. What solutions or actions would you recommend to improve homeless prevention service coordination in Middlesex County in the next five to ten years?

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* 24. Thinking beyond the need for financial resources, what is required to implement your solutions or recommendations (e.g., land, systems, operational review)?

Thank you for sharing your insights and ideas to help build the next London-Middlesex Homeless Prevention and Housing Plan.

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* 25. If there is anything that you would like to share related to housing or homelessness in London that does not fit into the four Strategic Areas of Focus, please feel free to share it below.

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