Rough Sleeping Strategy aims to end rough sleeping for good
Posted 05.09.22
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In the 2022 Spending Review, the government announced it would spend £2 billion over the course of this parliament to end rough sleeping and tackle homelessness.
The Rough Sleeping Strategy just announced sets the key funding allocations, which total £764 million.
This includes:
Up to £500 million over 3 years for the Rough Sleeping Initiative, which this year will help provide 14,000 beds for rough sleepers and 3,000 staff to provide tailored support across England.
This spend allocation includes helping individuals find work, manage their finances and access mental and physical health services.
An extra 2,400 long-term supported homes for those with the most complex needs, through a new £200 million Single Homelessness Accommodation Programme.
This is on top of 3,200 homes that have already been delivered.
Expanding its Rough Sleeping Drug and Alcohol Treatment Grant programme to an additional 20 areas in England, bringing the total to 83.
The scheme provides funding for substance misuse treatment services for people sleeping rough or at risk of sleeping rough.
The Housing First Pilots are also being extended in the West Midlands, Manchester and Liverpool - which give homeless people with multiple and complex needs access to independent long-term housing as a secure and stable platform from which other issues can be addressed.
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