Fix the Five Basics is a campaign of Better TA - an informal alliance of London organisations working with & alongside people living in temporary accommodation @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social @trustforlondon.bsky.social @@positiveeast.bsky.social @4in10.bsky.social @@citizensuk.org and many more

Pleased to see my piece on the Five Basics out.

The homelessness emergency needs systemic solutions. But families in TA also need healthy living conditions right now.

They need to be able to cook a meal & wash their clothes. They need the Five Basics today.

www.fixthefivebasics.org/get-involved

Congratulations to all the members of the Better TA alliance who took part today to launch the campaign across London

Thank you to all the politicians who met with us and committed to work together to improve provision of the Five Basics in their areas

Together we stand strong 🔥 🤝 🏘️

↘️ Lewisham led by Lewisham Citizens @citizensuk.org with Cabinet Member @willpcooper.bsky.social

↖️ Ealing led by GOSAD, Ealing Law Centre and a representation of Cabinet Member @louisebrett.bsky.social

↗️ Enfield & Tower Hamlets led by London Gypsies & Travellers & @positiveeast.bsky.social

↗️ Newham led by TELCO @citizensuk.org itizensuk.org and @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social rojectuk.bsky.social with Cabinet Member Cllr Amar Virdee

↙️ Lambeth led by @4in10.bsky.social n10.bsky.social @IRMO @advicenow.bsky.social & Lambeth Citizens @citizensuk.org with Deputy Leader Danial Adilypour

Today, grassroots orgs and campaigners living in TA right now took #FixTheFiveBasics to the steps of town halls across the capital, from Greenwich to Ealing, Enfield to Wandsworth 🏛️:

↘️ Greenwich with @creatingground.bsky.social and Cabinet Member Cllr Pat Slattery

Special to be part of an action across London to launch Fix the 5 basics Campaign with Better TA Alliance.
An opportunity to celebrate what achieved so far with our Cabinet Member for Housing & reconfirm the commitment to work together to make stays in TA healthier, safer and better for everyone 🌱✨️

London spends £90 million a month housing families in
places often lacking basic amenities. The Five Basics campaign is an affordable fix: cooking space, laundry, Wi-Fi, storage and information in every placement. Proactive councils are actioning this, will yours join them?
www.fixthefivebasics.org

This AM we'd launched in:

🏛️ Westminster @z2ktrust.bsky.social and Council Leader @adamhug.bsky.social

🏢 Wandsworth with SW London Law Centre and Cabinet Member @aydindikerdem.bsky.social

🏫 Waltham Forest with Furnishing Futures, Lloyd's Park Charity, JustLife and Leader @graciemaew.bsky.social

And we are off!

The #FixTheFiveBasics campaign launches today, with local orgs leading actions in ten boroughs across London.

We’re calling on local councils to ensure every family in TA can:
1️⃣ Cook a meal
2️⃣ Wash clothes
3️⃣ Get online
4️⃣ Safely store belongings
5️⃣ Understand their housing situation

Families are living in Temporary Accommodation (TA) with no idea how long they'll be stuck there.

We met council leaders this week to launch the #FixTheFiveBasics campaign to ensure people in TA have basic necessities such as clear, accessible information.

www.fixthefivebasics.org