May Urged To Go Further In Plan To End Rough Sleeping By 2027

A £50m fund to provide homes for people ready to leave homeless hostels or domestic abuse refuges in England has been announced by ministers. The government had initially said it was spending £100m on the wider strategy, although the communities secretary, James Brokenshire, admitted in a radio interview that some of the cash was “reprioritised” from existing budgets. When pressed about the £100m claim, Brokenshire said: “Half of that has already been committed to homelessness and rough sleeping. The other remaining half of this is money that is new to rough sleeping and homelessness, reflecting and recognising the priorities and importance of taxes.” Read more on the Guardian website.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/13/may-urged-to-go-further-in-plan-to-end-rough-sleeping-by-2027