Downing Street will allocate a further £432 m in this week’s budget, bringing total funding for finding a ‘lasting solution’ to nearly £900 m Andy Burnham is to double spending on ending rough sleeping to almost £900 m by the end of the current parliament, as he steps up efforts to get people off the streets by Christmas.
The prime minister has pledged to offer every rough sleeper in England a safe route off the streets or wider support as a central part of his premiership. Continue reading...