At a time when thousands of workers are facing housing difficulties, 75 employers in the UK have signed up to the "Homelessness Covenant" in recent weeks. By doing so, they pledge to take broad action to support employees experiencing homelessness or at risk of losing their home. Among the signatories are water supplier Thames Water, fast-food chain Pret A Manger and online bank Monzo, which also helped to draft the covenant.
Unveiled on 14 September, this Homelessness Covenant – driven by the homelessness charity Crisis with the support of the government – sets out a number of measures that companies should take to better support employees at risk of homelessness. The signatory companies, which now have direct access to resources on this subject as well as the possibility of networking, commit to providing employment and training opportunities to people at risk of homelessness and to homeless people. They must...
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