Gold Standard Sets New Homelessness Benchmark

The government has pledged £1.7 million to its ‘gold standard’ initiative to improve homelessness services in England.  Councils must reach a set of key achievements to attain ‘gold standard status’ and the first 10 to do so will offer advice to other local authorities looking to reach it. These achievements include offering a comprehensive prevention service, helping householders faced with repossession and adopting the no second night out scheme, which aims to prevent a person spending a second night sleeping rough. Read more on the Gov UK website.