Prince William on third anniversary of ‘Homewards’, his Royal/Corporate charity for homeless people.
Prince William: ‘If systems help create homelessness, systems can help prevent it’
Prince William: ‘If systems help create homelessness, systems can help prevent it’….?
The future king is aiming to demonstrate that preventing homelessness is the key to tackling the issue as his Homewards initiative turns three. 30 Jun 2026
Perhaps William can let the homeless use one of his seven palaces, 10 castles, 12 homes or 56 holiday cottages as part of the royal family’s £20 billion property portfolio?
£3.5m to help 70 people find a home cost £50,000 per person!
By 2027, Prince Billy’s multi-million pound charity is set to house only about 40% of the 250 people they had planned to.
The five-year project is aiming to demonstrate that it is possible to end homelessness across the UK.
In its first three years, Homewards has supported 70 individuals and families into stable homes, and over 250 people were supported into employment. There are over 100 local initiatives involved in the programme, with a £500,000 fund to develop and deliver hyper-specific local action.
Homewards is aiming to fund longer term efforts to prevent homelessness with £1.9 million invested across six locations through the Homewards Fund and £3.5 million through grants and private philanthropy.
The number of households living in temporary accommodation is at its highest since records began, with 134,210 households living in temporary housing in England as of the end of 2025.
Many people who are in temporary accommodation and social housing face moving into the space with zero to little furniture. Homewards is setting out to tackle the issue with a £2.3 million partnership bringing repurposed furniture to those in social housing.
Prince William’s initiative has brought together The Multibank, B&Q, Bosch Home Appliances, DFS Group, Howdens and IKEA to furnish 42 homes so far, with a target of 250 by the end of the programme.