£84m cash injection to support homeless people ahead of Winter

Thousands of people facing homelessness will be supported by a new £84 million cash injection to councils up and down the country – ahead of winter.

Children and families in temporary accommodation will be prioritised – with the funding to go towards helping families to cover the essentials like food, school travel and laundry. The new funding, which will support children to remain in education, will be announced on World Homeless Day (10 October).

It comes as record levels of households are in temporary accommodation, including nearly 170,000 children. Levels of rough sleeping have more than doubled since 2010.

Areas with the highest pressures, such as London, will be in line for the additional funding to tackle homelessness this year. This comes on top of the government’s almost £1 billion investment to tackle homelessness this year and includes the largest ever investment in prevention services, helping councils intervene early and stop homelessness before it happens.

The investment provides tailored services for those experiencing long-term rough sleeping – including mental health support, drug and alcohol treatment and sustainable accommodation – ensuring people get the help they need to rebuild their lives.

Housing Secretary, Steve Reed said:

 “Homelessness is a moral stain on our society. Growing numbers of people have been abandoned to sleep rough on the streets and children left in squalid, overcrowded conditions.  
 
“This government will not stand idly by and allow that to continue. We will make different choices. That’s why we are investing £1 billion to give homeless people the security of a roof over their heads and get back on track to end homelessness for good.” 

Today’s investment supports delivery of the Plan for Change, in addition to: 

• £950 million to increase the supply of good temporary accommodation. 
• Abolishing ‘no fault’ evictions through the landmark Renters’ Rights Bill. 
• £39 billion investment to deliver the biggest increase in social and affordable housing in a generation. 

This new money although it sounds a large amount will not make much of a difference to the already and newly homeless in Greater Manchester, we would also question where they got all this money from since the economy is in a bad state.

One of the problems with people being homeless is the lack of social housing which has been a problem for years.