Housing Strategy and supporting strategies

Read about our ambitions for meeting housing needs in Bristol, including the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy, housing policies, and supporting documents.

We are committed to minimising rough sleeping and homelessness in Bristol and enabling citizens in need of housing to access affordable, needs-based accommodation. 

Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2019 to 2024

Our five year Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy aims to help prevent homelessness and make Bristol a city where nobody sleeps rough.

• pdf Homelessnesss and Rough Sleeping Strategy Strategy 2019 to 2024 (1.09 MB)
• pdf Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy: action plan (273 KB)
• pdf Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Review 2018 (1.16 MB)

The strategy was developed by:

• Bristol City Council
• the NHS
• voluntary organisations
• homeless charities and people with lived experience of homelessness and rough sleeping

A public consultation was also held earlier on 2019.

pdf Results of the homelessness consultation (942 KB)

Rough Sleeping Encampment Policy

Tackling homelessness and rough sleeping is a key commitment of our Corporate Strategy 2018 to 2023.

This policy outlines how we propose to manage rough sleeping encampments on council land.

View the  pdf 2017 to 2020 Rough Sleeping Encampment Policy (203 KB)

Housing Allocations Scheme

Our  pdf Housing Allocations Scheme (1.10 MB) explains who is eligible to be included on HomeChoice Bristol's housing register.

Bristol's private housing stock analysed

We commissioned BRE to analyse our private housing stock and produce an integrated stock model.

• pdf BRE Client Report: Integrated Dwelling Level Housing Stock Modelling and Database for Bristol City Council (25.83 MB)

The stock model includes:

• Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)
• Benefits
• Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO)
• Enforcement
• Complaints
• Tenancy deposit scheme data