Havering Council questioned on government funding for rough sleeping accommodation

8 September 2026

Havering Council has been questioned on its strategy for securing adequate government funding to provide temporary accommodation and end rough sleeping.

Councillor Michael Fisher raised the issue during a Council meeting on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, asking Cabinet Member for Housing Allocation, Councillor Martin Lardner, how the council would ensure fair and adequate government funding for additional temporary accommodation.

The question comes in the context of the new Prime Minister's pledge to end rough sleeping.

Councils Involved

Havering

Meetings Involved

the Council of Havering Council on 2 September 2026

People Involved

Councillor Luke Barry Champion for Veterans The Reform UK Group South Hornchurch

Councillor Graham Day Cabinet Member for Adults and Health Care The Reform UK Group Mawneys

Councillor Petru Eugen Dinsorean The Reform UK Group Rush Green & Crowlands

Councillor Brian Eagling East Havering Residents' Group Harold Wood

Councillor Kimberley Gould Havering Aligned Residents' Associations, (Hornchurch Residents Association) Elm Park

Councillor Joe Lock The Reform UK Group Rainham & Wennington

Councillor Trevor McKeever Labour Beam Park

Councillor Geoff Starns The Reform UK Group Mawneys

Councillor John Tyler Havering Aligned Residents' Associations, (Upminster & Cranham Residents Association) Cranham

Councillor Henry Williams Champion for Faith The Reform UK Group Rush Green & Crowlands

Councillor Robert Attree The Reform UK Group St Andrews

Councillor Martynas Cekavicius Cabinet Member for Public Realm The Reform UK Group Squirrels Heath

Councillor Duncan Cowie The Reform UK Group St Andrews

Councillor Alex Donald Champion for the Armed Forces The Reform UK Group Rush Green & Crowlands

Councillor Michael Fisher Havering Aligned Residents' Associations, (Upminster & Cranham Residents Association) Upminster

Councillor Oscar Ford Havering Aligned Residents' Associations, (Upminster & Cranham Residents Association) Upminster

Councillor George Harwin The Reform UK Group Rainham & Wennington

Councillor Sathya Maddasani The Reform UK Group St Edwards

Councillor Barry Mugglestone Havering Aligned Residents' Associations, (Hornchurch Residents Association) Elm Park

Councillor Maggie Themistocli Mayor of Havering The Reform UK Group Hylands & Harrow Lodge

Councillor Lesley Tyler Havering Aligned Residents' Associations, (Upminster & Cranham Residents Association) Cranham

Councillor Tom Vickery The Reform UK Group Squirrels Heath

Councillor Christopher Wilkins Havering Aligned Residents' Associations, (Upminster & Cranham Residents Association) Upminster

Councillor Khuram Amin Champion for Young People The Reform UK Group Heaton

Councillor Malvin Brown The Reform UK Group St Andrews

Councillor Graham Edwards The Reform UK Group Havering-atte-Bower

Councillor Kevin Gill Cabinet Member for Children The Reform UK Group Hylands & Harrow Lodge

Patricia Narebor

Councillor Stephanie Nunn Havering Aligned Residents' Associations, (Hornchurch Residents Association) Elm Park

Councillor Angelica Ola Champion for the Voluntary Sector The Reform UK Group South Hornchurch

Councillor Keith Prince Leader of the Council The Reform UK Group Gooshays

Councillor Russell Smith The Reform UK Group St Albans

Councillor Julie Wilkes Havering Aligned Residents' Associations, (Hornchurch Residents Association) Hacton

Councillor Darren Wise East Havering Residents' Group Harold Wood

Councillor Robert Benham The Reform UK Group Marshalls & Rise Park

Councillor Gillian Ford Leader of the Opposition Havering Aligned Residents' Associations, (Upminster & Cranham Residents Association) Cranham

Councillor Della Morton Champion for Equalities and Diversity, Champion for Disabilities The Reform UK Group Havering-atte-Bower

Councillor Sue Ospreay Havering Aligned Residents' Associations, (Havering Residents Association) Rainham & Wennington

Councillor Gary Payne The Reform UK Group Marshalls & Rise Park

Councillor Liz Tyler Champion for the Over 50's The Reform UK Group Gooshays

Councillor Kevin Ayres Champion for Wildlife The Reform UK Group Heaton

Councillor Sue Benjamins Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Finance The Reform UK Group Mawneys

Councillor Iurie Bivol The Reform UK Group Heaton

Andrew Blake-Herbert

Councillor Terry Brown Cabinet Member for Planning and Public Protection and Champion for Anti- Knife Crime The Reform UK Group St Edwards

Councillor Geoff Burgess The Reform UK Group Hacton

Councillor Martin Goode East Havering Residents' Group Harold Wood

Councillor David Johnson The Reform UK Group Emerson Park

Councillor Martin Lardner Cabinet Member for Housing Allocation The Reform UK Group St Edwards

Councillor Sean McMahon Cabinet Member for Customer Services The Reform UK Group Hylands & Harrow Lodge

Councillor Bailey Nash-Gardner The Reform UK Group Marshalls & Rise Park

Councillor Alex Sibley Cabinet Member for Highways The Reform UK Group Emerson Park

Councillor Diane Smith The Reform UK Group St Albans

Councillor Matthew Stanton Labour Beam Park

Councillor Paul Sullivan The Reform UK Group Havering-atte-Bower

Councillor Christine Vickery Deputy Mayor of Havering The Reform UK Group Squirrels Heath

Councillor Robert Whitton Cabinet Member for Regeneration The Reform UK Group Gooshays

Topics

Martin Lardner Prime Minister's pledge to end rough sleeping Temporary accommodation Rough Sleeping Councillor Michael Fisher Cabinet Member for Housing Allocation Havering Council