20 July, 2020 Open access
20 July, 2020 Open access
Housing Secretary says funding will ensure vulnerable people and rough sleepers continue to have a roof over their heads and are helped into longer-term accommodation
The Government has made £266 million funding available to local authorities to continue supporting people provided with emergency accommodation during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Confirming the release of funding after launching its Next Steps Accommodation Programme - to cover property costs and support new tenancies for around 15,000 vulnerable people who were provided with emergency accommodation during the pandemic - the government advises that -
Announcing the launch of the funding, Secretary of State for Housing Robert Jenrick said -
‘The remarkable national effort to support rough sleepers and vulnerable people during this crisis has protected many lives and I am hugely grateful to all those involved.
We now have a landmark opportunity to break the cycle of rough sleeping and ensure that people do not return to a life on the streets.
Today I am launching the funding to ensure that vulnerable people and rough sleepers continue to have a roof over their heads and are helped into longer term accommodation, enabling them to start to rebuild their lives.’
For more information, see Jenrick launches £266 million housing fund for vulnerable people from gov.uk
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