Covid Homeless Scheme Not Leading To Permanent Accommodation

Fewer than one in four homeless people housed by the government's Everyone In scheme have moved into permanent accommodation, according to figures seen by the BBC. The initiative provided over 37,000 rough sleepers with a place to stay during the pandemic. But housing charity Shelter warned many were still in temporary homes or may even be back on the streets. The government said the figures were "misleading". Read more on the BBC website.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-58334379 

Government Won't House Rough Sleepers During Covid Second Wave

 "Everyone In" - a drive to get every rough sleeper into their own room in a hotel or another form of supported accommodation so they had space to lockdown - was announced by the government as a lifesaving measure in March. It is nowhere to be seen this winter, forcing thousands of England’s most vulnerable people to choose between risking Covid infection and freezing on the streets. As the temperature steadily drops toward freezing, thousands of rough sleepers are facing a winter with nowhere safe to go. Read more on the Huff Post website.

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/homeless-second-wave-everyone-in-coronavirus_uk_5fabee74c5b6d647a39ab51c