Quarter of Hostel Bed Spaces Could Go

A quarter of hostel bed spaces for rough sleepers in England are threatened because of drastic Supporting People cuts, Homeless Link has warned. In a survey of 270 providers the umbrella group found organisations are expecting a 17 per cent drop of SP funding next year and 27 per cent over the next three years. Homeless Link intends to survey 1,700 providers it has contact with in England but those it has managed to gleen information from so far estimate this will mean a 25 per cent reduction in bed spaces nationally. Read more on Inside Housing.