Homelessness news - 8 Nov 2024

£10 Million Winter Fund Launched

The UK government has introduced a £10 million fund to support rough sleepers during winter, targeting councils with the highest need to address a surge in rough sleeping[1]. Read more…

London's Homelessness Costs

London councils are spending £4 million daily on temporary housing for the homeless, with 183,000 people in temporary accommodation. This is a major financial strain as they face a £700 million funding shortfall[2].

Autumn Budget Funding

The UK government has allocated an additional £230 million for homelessness and rough sleeping, raising total spending to £1 billion by 2025/26. However, there are concerns about the adequacy of this funding amid rising costs[5][9].

Sources

[1] £10 Million Winter Fund Launched to Protect Rough Sleepers https://mhclgmedia.blog.gov.uk...

[2] Cost of housing homeless people in London £4m a day - BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/art...

[3] Everything you need to know about homelessness in UK in 2024 https://www.bigissue.com/news/...

[4] Call for investment in preventing homelessness | St Martin in the Field https://frontlinenetwork.org.u...

[5] Government allocates extra £230m to tackling homelessness and rough sleeping in Autumn Budget https://www.housingtoday.co.uk...

[6] Homeless Link https://homeless.org.uk

[7] How West Suffolk Council is helping people out of homelessness https://www.westsuffolk.gov.uk...

[8] News | Homeless Link https://homeless.org.uk/news/

[9] Homelessness and the Budget 2024 https://homeless.org.uk/news/h...

[10] News and updates - Shelter England https://england.shelter.org.uk...

[11] Plan to end homelessness | Crisis UK https://www.crisis.org.uk/endi...