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Government commits extra £432m to tackle rough sleeping by Christmas
Prime Minister Andy Burnham is doubling funding for homelessness with an additional £432 million allocation, bringing the total to nearly £900 million. The initiative aims to offer every rough sleeper in England a safe route off the streets and wider support before Christmas. The upcoming budget commitment coincides with a Downing Street rough sleeping summit focused on delivering lasting solutions.
Referenced News Coverage (7 sources)
- Government commits extra £432m to get rough sleepers off streets by Christmas (The Independent UK)
- Burnham pledges £900m for homelessness amid drive to end rough sleeping (The Guardian)
- Funding set to double for plan to get rough sleepers off streets by Christmas (BBC News)
- PM pledges support for all of London's rough sleepers this Christmas with £432m boost (Evening Standard)
- Andy Burnham to give homeless policy £432million - despite warnings previous attempts have failed (Daily Mail)
- Burnham to host rough sleeping summit ahead of Budget cash boost (Evening Standard)
- ‘PM’s aim to end rough sleeping by Christmas is great – but what comes after?’ (Metro UK)