As part of new plans to fulfil the Labour Party’s
manifesto pledge to end rough sleeping within five years, leader Jeremy Corbyn
has announced major new plans. Pitched as a ‘moral mission’ to eradicate
homelessness, the package includes:
·
A £600m Modern Hostels Fund for homeless
accommodation with 5,000 additional bed spaces
·
£200m Hostels Transformation Fund to turn
existing hostels into places where homeless people can “turn their lives
around”
·
A new £100m a year scheme for emergency winter
shelter, starting this winter
·
4,000 additional ‘Housing First’ homes and 4,000
new permanent ‘move-on’ homes, ring-fenced for rough sleepers moving out of
hostel accommodation
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